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Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-32631Git for Windows: `git clone` from manipulated repositories can leak NTLM hashes to arbitrary servers

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity information exposure in git from git-for-windows. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. Versions prior to 2.53.0.windows.3 do not have protections that prevent attackers from obtaining a user's NTLM hash. The NTLM hash can be obtained by tricking users into cloning a malicious repository, or checking out a malicious branch, that accesses an attacker-controlled server. By default, NTLM authentication does not need any user interaction. By brute-forcing the NTLMv2 hash (which is expensive, but possible), credentials can be extracted. This issue has been fixed in version 2.53.0.windows.3.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
git-for-windows git < 2.53.0.windows.3

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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