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.
References
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| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.9 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/release-notes#3.21.7 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.22/admin/release-notes#3.22.2 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
09 Oct 2026, 14:04
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time |
Github
Github enterprise Server |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8 |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.9 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/release-notes#3.21.7 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.22/admin/release-notes#3.22.2 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
06 Oct 2026, 19:18
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-10-06 19:18
Updated : 2026-10-09 14:04
NVD link : CVE-2026-96890
Mitre link : CVE-2026-96890
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-96890
JSON object : View
Products Affected
github
- enterprise_server
CWE
CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
