Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_P
CVE-2026-3306Improper authorization in GitHub Projects allows modification of issue and pull request metadata without repository write access
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Enterprise Server from GitHub. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Enterprise Server | 3.14.0 – through 3.14.233.15.0 – through 3.15.183.16.0 – through 3.16.143.17.0 – through 3.17.113.18.0 – through 3.18.53.19.0 – through 3.19.2 |
Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.24
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.19
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.15
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.6
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.3