Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-5512 · published 21 April 2026
CVE-2026-5512: Github enterprise server vulnerability
Github · Enterprise Server
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.
Description
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.
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:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.14.26 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.15.21 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.16.17 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.17.14 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.18.8 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.19.5 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.20.1 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-5512), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.