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CVE-2024-2443: Improper input validation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Management Console

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A command injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker with an editor role in the Management Console to gain admin SSH access to the appliance when configuring GeoJSON settings. Exploitation of this vulnerability required access to the GitHub Enterprise Server instance and access to the Management Console with the editor role. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13 and was fixed in versions 3.8.17, 3.9.12, 3.10.9, 3.11.7, and 3.12.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Affected products

• GitHub Enterprise Server: before 3.8.17; from 3.9.0 before 3.9.12; from 3.10.0 before 3.10.9; from 3.11.0 before 3.11.7; from 3.12.0 before 3.12.1 — fixed in 3.10.9, 3.11.7, 3.12.1, 3.8.17, 3.9.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10.9, 3.11.7, 3.12.1, 3.8.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.9
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.7
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.1
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.17
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.12
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.9
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.7
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.1
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.17
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.12

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