Medium severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-82250
gitoxide gix-packetline before 0.21.5 Denial of Service
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
gitoxide gix-packetline versions before 0.21.5 contain a panic vulnerability in the TextRef implementation that occurs when processing side-band packet lines with empty payloads. A malicious Git server can send a crafted side-band packet to trigger an index out of bounds panic, aborting the client process during fetch operations without authentication.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
gitoxide · GitoxideLabs
before 0.21.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82250
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82250
github.com
https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-2vh6-hw4j-32ww
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-gix-packetline-before-0.21.5-denial-of-service
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