The Git project has released security updates addressing six vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code, write to unintended files or cause memory corruption when Git processes malicious repositories or other specially prepared input. Code execution during cloning A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-111760 stems from an integer truncation in Git’s handling of its index. An extremely long file path can pass Git’s safety checks under one name and then be written under a shorter … More
Source: Help Net Security · 2026-11-11