CVE-2026-64653: GitHub CLI: Unescaped variable components in request URLs could allow path traversal

unknownCVE-2026-64653

CSIRTS triage

vendor: GitHub product: GitHub CLI Path traversal

What: Unescaped variable components in request URLs allow path traversal attacks.
Who is affected: Users of GitHub CLI versions containing this vulnerability when issuing API requests.
Urgency: Severity unknown; path traversal could lead to unauthorized resource access depending on context and endpoint.
Action: Update GitHub CLI to a patched version when released.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-08-11
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64653

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-646530.50% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 40% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-64653	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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