Git was unaware of NTFS Alternate Data Streams, allowing files inside the .git/ directory to be overwritten during a clone. References: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/refs/tags/v2.24.1/Documentation/RelNotes/2.14.6.txt CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2019-1352 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1352)