CVE-2026-32631
Versions prior to 2.53.0.windows.3 do not have protections that prevent attackers from obtaining a user's NTLM hash.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.53.0.windows.3
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-9j5h-h4m7-85hx
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features#:~:text=NTLM
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/upcoming-changes-to-ntlmv1-in-windows-11-version-24h2-and-windows-server-2025-c0554217-cdbc-420f-b47c-e02b2db49b2e
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/the-evolution-of-windows-authentication/3926848
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.