Bug 2568467 (CVE-2026-124039)

Summary: CVE-2026-124039 github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks: gitleaks: Credential disclosure via insecure report file permissions
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A flaw was found in Gitleaks. When generating scan reports, the application creates output files with overly permissive default file permissions. A local user on a shared host or continuous integration (CI) environment can read these report files to obtain discovered plaintext credentials and secrets.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-11-06 19:21:44 UTC 
Gitleaks through 8.30.1 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read scan reports because cmd/root.go creates the --report-path file with os.Create and default permissions. Unless --redact is passed, other local users on shared hosts or CI runners can read plaintext secrets and matching lines to obtain discovered credentials.