Medium severity · published Aug 20, 2026
CVE-2026-53583
libgit2: Inverted IP SubjectAltName Comparison in OpenSSL Backend
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libgit2 is a portable C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a linkable library with a solid API, allowing to build Git functionality into your application. Prior to 1.8.6 and 1.9.5, verify_server_cert in src/libgit2/streams/openssl.c uses an inverted !!memcmp result in the GEN_IPADD branch when comparing an IP-literal host with a certificate IP SubjectAltName. OpenSSL builds reject matching IP addresses and accept mismatched IP addresses, allowing a network attacker with a CA-trusted certificate containing any IP SubjectAltName to intercept libgit2 connections to IP-literal HTTPS URLs. DNS SubjectAltName validation and non-OpenSSL TLS backends are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.6 and 1.9.5.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libgit2 · libgit2
< 1.8.6; >= 1.9.0, < 1.9.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53583
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53583
github.com
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/647dcb432980b84ede4cb5a008bbd1ccb4ead03d
github.com
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/c2aa35409ee0e6515df64da49750f13a0a42c47f
github.com
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/ef086bc3e4eedf62be38a910381aae24d49871ff
github.com
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.8.6
github.com
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.9.5
github.com
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-h7gc-w2gg-p9xp
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