Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed Privilege Escalation
Published Feb 29, 2024
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.61%
Description
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to use the Enterprise Actions GitHub Connect download token to fetch private repository data. An attacker would require an account on the server instance with non-default settings for GitHub Connect. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.12 and was fixed in versions 3.8.16, 3.9.11, 3.10.8, and 3.11.6. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Affected products
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- Version 3.10.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.10.8
- Version 3.11.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.11.6
- Version 3.8.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.8.16
- Version 3.9.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.9.11
- Version 3.12.0StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Enterprise Server | affected |
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- < 3.8.16
- ≥ 3.9.0 · < 3.9.11
- ≥ 3.10.0 · < 3.10.8
- ≥ 3.11.0 · < 3.11.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (GitHub) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Aug 5, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (6 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 47.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 44.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 37.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (4)
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes/#3.8.16 Release Notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes/#3.9.11 Release Notes
- https://https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.8 Release Notes
- https://https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.16 Release Notes
Change history (0)
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