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CVE-2022-46256
Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to remote code execution in GitHub Pages
High8.8EPSS 2.1%
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- GitHub_P
Description
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed remote code execution when building a GitHub Pages site. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need permission to create and build a GitHub Pages site on the instance. This vulnerability was fixed in versions 3.3.17, 3.4.12, 3.5.9, 3.6.5 and 3.7.2. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
GitHub · GitHub Enterprise Server
- affected 3.3 – < 3.3.17
- affected 3.4 – < 3.4.12
- affected 3.5 – < 3.5.9
- affected 3.6 – < 3.6.5
- affected 3.7 – < 3.7.2
References (5)
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.2 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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