CVE-2026-53583

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.
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Published : 2026-08-20 19:16

Updated : 2026-09-09 21:19


NVD link : CVE-2026-53583

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53583

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53583


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CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

CWE-297

Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch