Low severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-82249
gitoxide before 0.38.2 Credential Helper Protocol Field Injection
3.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
gitoxide before 0.38.2 fails to validate carriage return characters in URL values passed to credential helpers. Attackers can supply URLs containing bare carriage returns to inject additional helper protocol fields and cause credential helpers to return credentials for attacker-specified hosts instead of the requested URL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
gitoxide · GitoxideLabs
before 0.38.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82249
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82249
github.com
https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-6wr8-3w4h-j9wj
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-before-0.38.2-credential-helper-protocol-field-injection
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