# CVE-2026-82248: gitoxide before 0.33.0 Path Traversal via symlink following

- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.33.0, 0.55.0, 0.49.0, 0.86.0
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-31

## Affected

- GitoxideLabs gitoxide: fixed in 0.33.0
- GitoxideLabs gitoxide: fixed in 0.55.0
- GitoxideLabs gitoxide: fixed in 0.49.0
- GitoxideLabs gitoxide: fixed in 0.86.0

## Description

gix-worktree-state before 0.33.0 (part of gitoxide) allows writing files outside the worktree on Windows. gix_worktree_state::checkout() follows an existing terminal symlink during non-exclusive (incremental) materialization (destination_is_initially_empty: false) when core.symlinks is true. If a symlink entry (mode 120000) is first checked out at a path P pointing outside the worktree, a subsequent incremental checkout of a regular-file entry (mode 100644) at the same path follows the existing reparse point and writes the blob content through the link, overwriting files outside the worktree.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GitoxideLabs gitoxide, upgrade to a fixed version (0.33.0, 0.55.0, 0.49.0, 0.86.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-pmm9-4h7q-24c8
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-before-0.33.0-path-traversal-via-symlink-following

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