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CVE-2026-5512: Improper authorization vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed disclosure of private repository names via mobile upload policy API

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-21 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-201

Description

An improper authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated attacker to determine the names of private repositories by their numeric ID. The mobile upload policy API endpoint did not perform an early authorization check, and validation error messages included the full repository name for repositories the caller did not have access to. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.21 and was fixed in versions 3.20.1, 3.19.5, 3.18.8, 3.17.14, 3.16.17, 3.15.21, and 3.14.26. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Affected products

• GitHub Enterprise Server: before 3.14.26; from 3.15.0 before 3.15.21; from 3.16.0 before 3.16.17; from 3.17.0 before 3.17.14; from 3.18.0 before 3.18.8; from 3.19.0 before 3.19.5 — fixed in 3.14.26, 3.15.21, 3.16.17, 3.17.14, 3.18.8, 3.19.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.14.26, 3.15.21, 3.16.17, 3.17.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.26
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.21
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.17
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.14
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.8
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.5
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.1

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