A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in GitoxideLabs gitoxide up to 0.21.0 . The impacted element is the function gix_fs::Stack::make_relative_path_current of the file gix-fs/src/stack.rs . Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-44471 . The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.