gittuf: Policy can be rolled back to prior valid version
Published May 14, 2026
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
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 products
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- Version < 0.14.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
github.com/gittuf/gittuf
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.14.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/gittuf/gittuf | 0 | 0.14.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
2 other sources (GitHub, NVD) ▾
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed May 15, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
May–Oct 2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 20.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 9.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 15, 2026 | 0.04% (0.00038) | 11.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (4)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxvc-cg7j-rwqj Advisory
- https://github.com/gittuf/gittuf/commit/dd76efa505f9137a4a9a625c5ac67b333365a1b8 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/gittuf/gittuf/security/advisories/GHSA-vxvc-cg7j-rwqj x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44544
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxvc-cg7j-rwqj | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/gittuf/gittuf/commit/dd76efa505f9137a4a9a625c5ac67b333365a1b8 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/gittuf/gittuf/security/advisories/GHSA-vxvc-cg7j-rwqj | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44544 |
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