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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.26 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.21 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.17 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.14 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.8 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.5 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.1 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
29 Apr 2026, 12:30
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:3.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.6 |
| First Time |
Github
Github enterprise Server |
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| References | () 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 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () 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 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () 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 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () 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 |
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| 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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
github
- enterprise_server
CWE
CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
