High severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-82254
gitoxide before 0.69.0 Denial of Service via gix-pack
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
gitoxide before 0.69.0 contains unchecked array indexing in delta application and uncapped allocation from attacker-controlled size headers in gix-pack. Attackers can send crafted pack data during clone or fetch operations to trigger panics or out-of-memory process kills.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
gitoxide · GitoxideLabs
before 0.69.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82254
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82254
github.com
https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-x494-mj8g-cj27
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-before-0.69.0-denial-of-service-via-gix-pack
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