CVE-2026-41506

A flaw was found in go-git, an extensible Git implementation library for Go. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially obtain sensitive HTTP authentication credentials. This can occur when go-git follows redirects during smart-HTTP clone and fetch operations, leading to the unintended disclosure of user credentials.

Red Hat has rated this flaw as Moderate because go-git may disclose HTTP authentication credentials when following redirects during smart HTTP clone and fetch operations but successful exploitation requires a user to interact with a malicious repository or redirect chain, and an attacker must control the redirect target to capture the exposed credentials. The impact is limited to the disclosure of authentication credentials and does not directly result in code execution, privilege escalation, or system compromise. Therefore, this issue is considered to have a moderate security impact.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.