Information disclosure in GitHub CLI - CVE-2024-53858
Published: February 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122318
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53858
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitHub CLI
Affected software:
GitHub CLI
GitHub CLI
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application can leak authentication tokens when cloning repositories containing git submodules hosted outside of GitHub.com and ghe.com. A remote attacker can trick the victim into cloning a specially crafted repository and obtain victim's authentication tokens.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53858
Install updates from vendor's website.