Exposure of Private Information ('Privacy Violation') in Visual Studio - CVE-2026-32631
Published: April 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126305
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32631
CWE-ID: CWE-359
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to exposure of private information in Git for Windows. A remote attacker can cause leak of NTLM hashes to arbitrary servers.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32631
Install updates from vendor's website.