CVE-2026-3306
MEDIUMDescription
An improper authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a user with read access to a repository and write access to a project to modify issue and pull request metadata through the project. When adding an item to a project that already existed, column value updates were applied without verifying the actor's repository write permissions. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program and has been fixed in GitHub Enterprise Server versions 3.14.24, 3.15.19, 3.16.15, 3.17.12, 3.18.6 and 3.19.3.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-6875 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-46982 | High | 7.5 | 61% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-45428 | Critical | 9.8 | 57% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-17382 | Critical | 9.1 | 54% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-13360 | Critical | 9.8 | 24% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-48783 | Medium | 5.4 | 22% | - | Fix |
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