CVE-2026-118237 json
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed disclosure of process memory in the Git service
published 2026-11-03 5 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-116583
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server in the Git service (babeld). When proving possession of a host key, babeld's SSH implementation sized the session identifier by the current digest length rather than its own. An attacker with an account and SSH access could re-key to an algorithm with a longer hash, causing adjacent process memory to be signed and returned to the client, where a limited amount of it may be recoverable. This vulnerability affected all releases prior to 3.23 and was fixed in versions 3.22.3, 3.21.8, 3.20.10, and 3.19.14. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.19.14, 3.20.10, 3.21.8, 3.22.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.14
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.10
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/release-notes#3.21.8
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.22/admin/release-notes#3.22.3
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-118237
- NVD CVE-2026-118237
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.