What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-49568?

CVE-2023-49568 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Go Git are affected by CVE-2023-49568?

Organizations using go-git face notable risk from CVE-2023-49568, a input validation vulnerability rated CVSS 7.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2023-49568?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems running go-git and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Go Git CVE-2023-49568

HIGH

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2024-01-12 cve-requests@bitdefender.com

Denial Of Service Go Git

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:34 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 12, 2024 - 11:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform denial of service attacks by providing specially crafted responses from a Git server which triggers resource exhaustion in go-git clients.

Applications using only the in-memory filesystem supported by go-git are not affected by this vulnerability. This is a go-git implementation issue and does not affect the upstream git cli.

AnalysisAI

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform denial of service attacks by providing specially crafted responses from a Git server which triggers resource exhaustion in go-git clients. Applications using only the in-memory filesystem supported by go-git are not affected by this vulnerability. This is a go-git implementation issue and does not affect the upstream git cli. Affected products include: Go-Git Project Go-Git.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.