CVE-2026-53583 PUBLISHED

libgit2: Inverted IP SubjectAltName Comparison in OpenSSL Backend

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 20.08.2026 Updated: 20.08.2026

libgit2 is a portable C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a linkable library with a solid API, allowing to build Git functionality into your application. Prior to 1.8.6 and 1.9.5, verify_server_cert in src/libgit2/streams/openssl.c uses an inverted !!memcmp result in the GEN_IPADD branch when comparing an IP-literal host with a certificate IP SubjectAltName. OpenSSL builds reject matching IP addresses and accept mismatched IP addresses, allowing a network attacker with a CA-trusted certificate containing any IP SubjectAltName to intercept libgit2 connections to IP-literal HTTPS URLs. DNS SubjectAltName validation and non-OpenSSL TLS backends are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.6 and 1.9.5.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor libgit2
Product libgit2
Versions
  • Version < 1.8.6 is affected
  • Version >= 1.9.0, < 1.9.5 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation CWE
  • CWE-297: Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch CWE