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CVE-2026-124039 Details

Description

Gitleaks through 8.30.1 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read scan reports because cmd/root.go creates the --report-path file with os.Create and default permissions. Unless --redact is passed, other local users on shared hosts or CI runners can read plaintext secrets and matching lines to obtain discovered credentials.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks	[email protected]
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/blob/v8.30.1/cmd/root.go#L474	[email protected]
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/issues/2299	[email protected]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitleaks-through-8.30.1-world-readable-report-files-via-report-path	[email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-732	Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource	[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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