CVE-2026-44544
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
gittuf is a platform-agnostic Git security system. Prior to 0.14.0, an attacker with push access to gittuf's Reference State Log (RSL) can roll back the current policy to any previous policy trusted by the current set of root keys. gittuf determines the policy to load by inspecting the RSL. Except for the very first policy (which is automatically trusted given gittuf's TOFU model, or verified against manually specified keys), whenever an RSL entry that points to a new policy is encountered, gittuf validates that this policy is trusted. This is done by checking that the new policy’s root metadata is signed by the required threshold of the current policy's root keys. Because of this, an attacker with push access to the RSL may create a new entry that references an old policy (that is trusted by the most recent policy's set of root keys), thereby rolling back gittuf's policy to the attacker's chosen state. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.14.0.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/gittuf/gittuf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.1 <v0.14.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.14.0github.com/gittuf/gittuf (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20230830172214-2262beb8b258 <v0.14.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.14.0github.com/gittuf/gittuf (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.0.0-20230830172214-2262beb8b258 <v0.14.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.14.0Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
4.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04