Description
GitHub CLI (gh) is GitHub’s official command line tool. Prior to 2.97.0, some HTTP request URLs interpolate variable path components without percent encoding, allowing URL path metacharacters in attacker-controlled repository or resource values to make gh address a different API endpoint or resource than the user intended. This issue is fixed in version 2.97.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cli | cli | < 2.97.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | gh | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | gh | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | gh | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | gh | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | gh | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | gh | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gh | 2.97.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11530-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | gh | 2.98.0-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21663-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | gh | 2.97.0-1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/cli/cli | all versions | — | GO-2026-6765 |
| Go | github.com/cli/cli/v2 | < 2.97.0 | 2.97.0 | GHSA-4fjg-2h4q-fwg3 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21663-1 Security update for gh SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11530-1 gh-2.97.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 18, 2026