CVE-2026-5845

An improper authorization vulnerability in scoped user-to-server (ghu_) token authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server allows an authenticated attacker to access private repositories outside the intended installation scope, which can include write operations, via an authorization fallback that treated a revoked/deleted installation as a global installation context, which could be chained with token revocation timing and SSH push attribution to obtain and reuse a victim-scoped token. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.21 and was fixed in versions 3.20.1, 3.19.5, 3.18.8, 3.17.14, 3.16.17, 3.15.21, and 3.14.26. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Apr 2026, 12:30

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.6
First Time Github
Github enterprise Server
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.26 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.26 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.21 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.21 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.17 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.17 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.14 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.14 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.8 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.8 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.5 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.5 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.1 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.1 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

21 Apr 2026, 23:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-21 23:16

Updated : 2026-04-29 12:30


NVD link : CVE-2026-5845

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5845

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5845


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Products Affected

github

  • enterprise_server
CWE
CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key