CVE-2025-26625VulnerabilityPublished 7 Jan 2026Updated 8 Oct 2026

SUSE · security update for git-lfs

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

Severity

High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 64% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hatredhat/git-lfs`pkg:rpm/redhat/git-lfs`Other threats	Affected =9.0	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an official security update (git-lfs-2.13.3-5.el9_0.5) that addresses this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply the provided git-lfs package updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server. Security Fix(es): * git-lfs: Git LFS may write to arbitrary files via crafted symlinks (CVE-2025-26625) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Impact

An attacker able to supply crafted symbolic links to git-lfs could cause it to write to arbitrary files on the filesystem, potentially leading to unauthorized file modification or system compromise. The severity is rated as high by Red Hat, indicating a significant security risk if exploited. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.

Summary

Git Large File Storage (git-lfs) replaces large files with text pointers in Git repositories while storing the actual content remotely. The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-26625 involves git-lfs potentially writing to arbitrary files through crafted symbolic links, classified under CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access). Red Hat has released updated git-lfs packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 variants to fix this issue. The advisory references Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0472 and provides updated package versions (git-lfs-2.13.3-5.el9_0.5) for multiple architectures including x86_64, ppc64le, aarch64, and s390x.

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Symlink Attack (opens in a new tab)
Using Malicious Files (opens in a new tab)
Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 27 Jun 2026, 22:24 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-59

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