GHSA-pjcq-xvwq-hhpj — go-ntlmssp
MEDIUMGHSA-pjcq-xvwq-hhpj is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-190 vulnerability in github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp. A fix is available for github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp — see the affected versions and patch details below.
go-ntlmssp NTLM challenges can panic on malformed payloads
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-pjcq-xvwq-hhpj.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-pjcq-xvwq-hhpj by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,842 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/Azure/go-ntlmsspReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
go-ntlmssp is a Go package that provides NTLM/Negotiate authentication over HTTP. Prior to version 0.1.1, a malicious NTLM challenge message can causes an slice out of bounds panic, which can crash any Go process using ntlmssp.Negotiator as an HTTP transport. Version 0.1.1 patches the issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp | all versions | 0.1.1go get github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp@v0.1.1 |
Affected Products
go-ntlmsspmicrosoftDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp to 0.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-pjcq-xvwq-hhpj is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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