Incorrect Authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed unauthorized merging of pull requests
Published Feb 18, 2026
7.1
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to merge their own pull request into a repository without having push access by exploiting an authorization bypass in the enable_auto_merge mutation for pull requests. This issue only affected repositories that allow forking as the attack relies on opening a pull request from an attacker-controlled fork into the target repository. Exploitation was only possible in specific scenarios. It required a clean pull request status and only applied to branches without branch protection rules enabled. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server versions prior to 3.19.2, 3.18.5, and 3.17.11, and was fixed in versions 3.19.2, 3.18.5, and 3.17.11. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Affected products
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- Version 3.17.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.17.11
- Version 3.18.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.18.5
- Version 3.19.0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.19.2
- 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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- < 3.17.11
- ≥ 3.18.0 · < 3.18.5
- ≥ 3.19.0 · < 3.19.2
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Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (4)
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.11 release-notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.5 release-notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.2 release-notes
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-7963 Advisory
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