CVE-2026-5917

libgit2: libgit2 versions before 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 before 1.9.7 built with the libssh2 SSH backend (USE_SSH=libssh2) contain a s...

CVE-2026-5917 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by libgit2-1.1 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2, released August 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0143
73rd percentile

libgit2 versions before 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 before 1.9.7 built with the libssh2 SSH backend (USE_SSH=libssh2) contain a shell command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an SSH server by supplying a repository path containing unescaped shell metacharacters such as single quotes, semicolons, or pipes. The gen_proto() function in ssh_libssh2.c inserts the repository path directly into a shell command string without escaping special characters before passing it to libssh2_channel_exec(), enabling an attacker to craft a malicious submodule URL in a .gitmodules file that, when processed during a recursive clone, causes the remote server's shell to interpret injected commands under the victim's SSH user account.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
cargo-c · amzn 2023 0.10.21-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-2113 Aug 31, 2026
cargo-c-debuginfo · amzn 2023 0.10.21-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-2113 Aug 31, 2026
libgit2 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.5.1+ds-1+deb12u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5917 Aug 20, 2026
libgit2 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.9.0+ds-2+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5917 Aug 20, 2026
libgit2 · Debian 14 1.9.7+ds-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5917 Aug 20, 2026
libgit2 · amzn 2023 1.6.4-116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2083 Aug 31, 2026
libgit2-1.1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 libgit2-1.1 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 Aug 11, 2026
libgit2-1.7 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2 libgit2-1.7 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2 Aug 11, 2026
libgit2-1.9 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2 libgit2-1.9 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2 Aug 11, 2026
libgit2-26 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm3 libgit2-26 0.26.0+dfsg.1-1.1ubuntu0.2+esm3 Aug 11, 2026
libgit2-28 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 libgit2-28 0.28.4+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 Aug 11, 2026
libgit2-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.6.4-116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2083 Aug 31, 2026
libgit2-debugsource · amzn 2023 1.6.4-116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2083 Aug 31, 2026
libgit2-devel · amzn 2023 1.6.4-116.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2083 Aug 31, 2026
libgit2-fixtures · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 libgit2-fixtures 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 Aug 11, 2026
libgit2-fixtures · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2 libgit2-fixtures 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3.2 Aug 11, 2026
libgit2-fixtures · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2 libgit2-fixtures 1.9.1+ds-1ubuntu1.2 Aug 11, 2026
rust-cargo-c-debugsource · amzn 2023 0.10.21-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-2113 Aug 31, 2026

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