[ CVE-2026-96890 · Published 6 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server
[ Description ]Official description
A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a repository contributor to cause the appliance to issue requests to attacker-controlled internal hosts, which could be chained to achieve remote code execution on the appliance. The secret scanning validator for GCP service account credentials trusted the token endpoint embedded in a committed credential and issued a request to it without restricting the destination. Exploitation required an authenticated user with permission to push to a repository on an instance with GitHub Advanced Security and secret scanning validity checks enabled, a non-default configuration. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server 3.20, 3.21, and 3.22 and was fixed in versions 3.20.9, 3.21.7, and 3.22.2. This vulnerability was reported through the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories
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BSI CERT-BundWID-SEC-2026-3764
Microsoft GitHub Enterprise: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German
[ References ]References
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notesRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/release-notesRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.22/admin/release-notesRelease NotesVendor Advisory