# CVE-2026-62960: Git for Windows: Server-advertised bundle-uri can trigger outbound SMB callbacks via UNC and file:// paths on Windows

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.55.0.windows.4
- Published: 2026-08-21 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- git-for-windows git: fixed in 2.55.0.windows.4

## Description

Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. Prior to 2.55.0.windows.4, a malicious remote Git server can advertise a bundle URI that reaches transport_get_remote_bundle_uri(), fetch_bundle_uri_internal(), and copy_uri_to_file() in bundle-uri.c during clone or fetch when transfer.bundleuri=true. Non-HTTP(S) values are treated as local filesystem paths, and file URI prefixes are removed, so a bare UNC path or file URI targeting an attacker-controlled share causes Windows to initiate an outbound SMB connection. This can expose NTLM authentication material to the attacker-selected host. This issue is fixed in version 2.55.0.windows.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on git-for-windows git, upgrade to a fixed version (2.55.0.windows.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-xrpg-8j9v-v282
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/a93524749d7806870fd2b4b00a3812da1d6e5f4a
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.55.0.windows.4

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