CVE-2023-46647 json
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub Enterprise Server management console leads to privilege escalation
published 2023-12-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-50849
- cvss
- 8.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper privilege management in all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server allows users with authorized access to the management console with an editor role to escalate their privileges by making requests to the endpoint used for bootstrapping the instance. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.8.0 and above and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.6, 3.10.3, and 3.11.0.
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.8.12, 3.9.6, 3.10.3, 3.11.0
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.6
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.3
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.0
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-46647
- NVD CVE-2023-46647
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