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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5845

An improper authorization vulnerability in scoped user-to-server (ghu_) token authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server allows an authenticated attacker to access priv…

Published Apr 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · enterprise server

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5845. EPSS is 0.48%. Act only if a listed version of enterprise server is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.48%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe github/enterprise server

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.

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  • cpe github/enterprise server3.20.0

How to fix CVE-2026-5845

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5845. EPSS is 0.48%. Act only if a listed version of enterprise server is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with github/enterprise server 3.20.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. EPSS 0.48%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 tok

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 tok

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5845

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5845

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5845

    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 authorizatio

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.