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EnterpriseFixed 2025

CVE-2025-11578: pre-receive hook symlink escape

An authenticated enterprise admin could escape via symlink in pre-receive hook environments, replace system binaries during hook cleanup, and add an SSH key to root's authorized_keys, turning enterprise-admin access into root on the appliance itself.

Permissions abused

Enterprise admin → root via symlink escape

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Fixed. First seen October 2025. Mapping by ghtier, not yet reviewed. Threat landscape