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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00126.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
gitahead GitAhead unaffected
Version Status Constraints
2.5.0 affected ≤ 2.7.1

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead/blob/v2.7.1/src/app/Application.cpp#L284-L309 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead/blob/v2.7.1/src/update/Updater.cpp#L176-L279 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead/issues/662 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitahead-2.5.0-through-2.7.1-unverified-update-installation-and-tls-bypass cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title GitAhead 2.5.0 through 2.7.1 Unverified Update Installation and TLS Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-494
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-05T13:21:18.293Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T00:19:12.681Z

Link: CVE-2026-105295

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T13:21:14.110Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-05T01:16:29.063

Modified: 2026-10-05T14:17:20.317

Link: CVE-2026-105295

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T03:45:19Z

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