.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-120796
Summary
CVE-2026-32631 is regarding a vulnerability where it is possible to obtain a user's NTLM hash by tricking them 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. GitHub created this CVE on their behalf. The documented Visual Studio updates incorporate updates in Git which address this vulnerability.
Please see CVE-2026-32631 for more information.
Products covered
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.4
Remediation
Release Notes
Vendor-listed fixes
16.11.55
15.9.79
17.12.19
17.14.30
18.4.4
CVEs in this advisory 1
Updates
- Published by Microsoft Security Response Center
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- Added to SecurityAlert
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