An authentication bypass vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an unauthenticated attacker to create a local user account, bypassing the configured external identity provider. When external authentication was enabled, the signup endpoint did not properly enforce the authentication restriction, allowing account creation and session establishment without identity provider validation. The created account was limited to the default base permissions configured on the instance. Exploitation required network access to a GHES instance configured with an external authentication provider. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.21 and was fixed in versions 3.20.2, 3.19.6, 3.18.9, 3.17.15, and 3.16.18.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.18 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.15 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.9 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.6 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.2 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
11 May 2026, 17:20
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
| First Time |
Github
Github enterprise Server |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.18 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.15 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.9 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.6 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.2 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
07 May 2026, 22:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-07 22:16
Updated : 2026-05-11 17:20
NVD link : CVE-2026-6736
Mitre link : CVE-2026-6736
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6736
JSON object : View
Products Affected
github
- enterprise_server
CWE
CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
