Tag: .git folder
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Open Source, Open Access: 5 Million Servers Expose Critical Git Metadata and Credentials
Approximately five million web servers globally have been identified as misconfigured, exposing sensitive Git administrative metadata and precipitating an imminent risk of source code exfiltration and credential leakage. This alarming revelation stems from a comprehensive 2026 infrastructure audit conducted by the Mysterium VPN collective. The vulnerability arises when hidden repository directories are inadvertently mapped to…