Git for Windows 2.56.1 closes clone-time code execution flaw
Johannes Schindelin's release fixes six security bugs, including remote code execution on recursive clones and path traversal through an unborn HEAD.
By segfaultJohannes Schindelin's release fixes six security bugs, including remote code execution on recursive clones and path traversal through an unborn HEAD.
By segfaultGWin32AppInfo no longer mangles registry command lines through POSIX shell quoting, closing CVE-2026-102038.
By renderCVE-2026-19444 is a medium-severity flaw in several kubectl release lines that only affects clients running on Windows.
By sudoCVE-2026-76654 lets a privileged attacker steal or relay the kubelet account hash on Windows nodes.
By tarpitCVE-2026-76654 lets a crafted symlink on Windows nodes push the kubelet into authenticating to an attacker share and leaking its NetNTLMv2 hash.
By cronjobA direct-read path for lazy PLE tables roughly halves cold-cache prefill on Windows and keeps memory flat on Apple Silicon.
By tensorAdvertised file and UNC bundle paths could force outbound SMB and expose credentials on Windows clones.
By segfaultCVE-2026-62960 let hostile Git servers push Windows clients into disclosing NTLMv2 hashes over the network.
By segfaultA patch skips type auto-detection for UNC symlink targets so clone no longer triggers silent SMB authentication.
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