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Security: bump go-git/go-billy/v5 to v5.9.0 (CVE-2026-44973, CVE-2026-44740) #3864

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Summary

The current dependency github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 is pinned to v5.8.0 in semaphore's go.mod, which is affected by two security vulnerabilities:

CVE Severity Fixed in
CVE-2026-44973 High v5.9.0
CVE-2026-44740 Medium v5.9.0

Current state

github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.8.0 // indirect

Expected fix

github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.9.0 // indirect

go-billy v5.9.0 was released on 2026-05-06: https://github.com/go-git/go-billy/releases/tag/v5.9.0

Steps to fix

go get github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5@v5.9.0
go mod tidy

Context

This was identified via a security scan on a project that uses the semaphore pre-built binary (/usr/local/bin/semaphore). The vulnerability is present in the compiled binary and cannot be patched at the consumer level without rebuilding semaphore from source.

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