CVE-2026-105295
GitAhead 2.5.0 through 2.7.1 contains an insecure update mechanism that installs downloaded updates…
- Risk score
- 50/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 5 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- GitAhead 2.5.0 through 2.7.1 contains an insecure update mechanism that installs downloaded updates without integrity or signature verification and permanently ignores TLS errors after one SSL error dialog. Network attackers presenting an invalid certificate once can intercept later automatic update checks, offer a fa…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
- https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead
- https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead/blob/v2.7.1/src/app/Application.cpp#L284-L309
- https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead/blob/v2.7.1/src/update/Updater.cpp#L176-L279
- https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead/issues/662
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitahead-2.5.0-through-2.7.1-unverified-update-installation-and-tls-bypass
Original description
GitAhead 2.5.0 through 2.7.1 contains an insecure update mechanism that installs downloaded updates without integrity or signature verification and permanently ignores TLS errors after one SSL error dialog. Network attackers presenting an invalid certificate once can intercept later automatic update checks, offer a fake version, and execute code as the user upon installation.
Last activity 5 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.