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CVE-2024-2469: Remote Code Execution in GitHub Enterprise Server Allowed Administrators to gain SSH access to the appliance

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% 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

An attacker with an Administrator role in GitHub Enterprise Server could gain SSH root access via remote code execution. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.8.0 and above and was fixed in version 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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