Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization v4.17 Images
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat soon.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 04:44 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.19.2
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat advises not to clone or perform worktree operations (checkout, status, add) on Git repositories from untrusted or attacker-controlled sources using affected versions of go-git. The issue is resolved by updating to go-git versions 5.19.2 or 6.0.0-alpha.5 or later. Ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system are applied before updating. Follow Red Hat's official update procedures as detailed in their advisory.
Description
A vulnerability in the go-git library used by Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization v4.17 allows remote attackers to exploit symbolic link resolution during worktree operations. This flaw can lead to reading or writing arbitrary files outside the intended working directory when cloning and operating on a maliciously crafted repository. Red Hat rates this vulnerability as Important and assigns a high severity level. The issue is fixed in go-git versions 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5 or later.