CVE-2024-8263
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using...
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
- Record
CVE-2024-8263- CVSS 4.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-49052
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
- Record
EUVD-2024-49052- CVSS 4.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q586-q77x-838f
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using...
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
- Record
GHSA-q586-q77x-838f- CVSS 4.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
- Record
CVE-2024-8263- CVSS 4.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-8263 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Github Enterprise Server, published September 23, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8263
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q586-q77x-838f