CVE-2026-5512 json
Improper authorization vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed disclosure of private repository names via mobile upload policy API
published 6mo ago modified 16d ago also EUVD-2026-24550
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An improper authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated attacker to determine the names of private repositories by their numeric ID. The mobile upload policy API endpoint did not perform an early authorization check, and validation error messages included the full repository name for repositories the caller did not have access to. 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.
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.14.26, 3.15.21, 3.16.17, 3.17.14, 3.18.8, 3.19.5, 3.20.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
References
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.26
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.21
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.17
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.14
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.8
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.5
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.1
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-5512
- NVD CVE-2026-5512
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