# CVE-2024-53858: GO-2024-3296 - Recursive repository cloning can leak authentication tokens to non-GitHub submodule hosts in github.com/cli/cli

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-53858-recursive-repository-cloning-can-leak-authentication-tokens-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-12-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-53858 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-12-02

Recursive repository cloning can leak authentication tokens to non-GitHub submodule hosts in github.com/cli/cli

Technologies: [github.com/cli/cli (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cli-cli), [github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cli-cli-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-53858 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-53858 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-53858?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 December 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/cli/cli (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.63.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-53858?** Yes. github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.63.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-53858?** Check whether you run github.com/cli/cli (Go) or github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.63.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/cli/cli/v2@v2.63.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/cli/cli (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.63.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-53858
- GHSA-jwcm-9g39-pmcw
- GO-2024-3296

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