CVE-2026-82250

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

gitoxide gix-packetline versions before 0.21.5 contain a panic vulnerability in the TextRef implementation that occurs when processing side-band packet lines with empty payloads. A malicious Git server can send a crafted side-band packet to trigger an index out of bounds panic, aborting the client process during fetch operations without authentication.

CWE-191

How to fix

Remediation Available

rust-gix-packetlineDebian

Fixed in:0.22.0-1CVE-2026-82250

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-191 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0497	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-36228	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36221	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-38063	Critical	9.8	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-14496	High	7.5	66%	-	Fix
CVE-2004-0184	Medium	5.0	60%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-82250?

Upgrade rust-gix-packetline on debian unstable to 0.22.0-1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-82250 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-82250 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.24% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 15% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-82250?

CVE-2026-82250 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-82250 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for rust-gix-packetline (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-28.