---
id: "CVE-2026-113408"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-113408"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113408"]
title: "Git: crafted repository can write files outside the clone location"
severity: "low"
cvss: 3.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["developers", "git", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["only-trusted-repositories"]
published_at: "2026-11-12T07:16:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-12T07:37:03+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-12T07:38:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113408", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-12T07:37:03+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Git: crafted repository can write files outside the clone location

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-113408 (this .md is for agents)

A path traversal flaw in Git lets a malicious repository make a clone or commit write to an arbitrary file on disk. An attacker who gets a user to clone and commit to a bad repository can overwrite files the user can reach.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Run `git --version` and compare against the fixed release listed by the vendor (unknown from sources).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12T07:37:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113408

## From the sources

Path traversal in Git allows writing to arbitrary file via cloning and committing to bad repository

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