High severity · published Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-76851
Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed remote code execution via network access from pre-receive hooks to internal services
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed remote code execution on the instance. Insufficient network isolation allowed malicious pre-receive hook code to impersonate an internal service and redirect trusted internal requests to a privileged service, leading to elevated code execution. Exploitation required pre-receive hook networking to be enabled and either site administrator privileges or write access to a repository containing a configured pre-receive hook. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.22 and was fixed in versions 3.17.20, 3.18.14, 3.19.11, 3.20.7, and 3.21.5. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Server · GitHub
3.17.0 through 3.17.19; 3.18.0 through 3.18.13; 3.19.0 through 3.19.10; 3.20.0 through 3.20.6; 3.21.0 through 3.21.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76851
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76851
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.20
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.14
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.11
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.7
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/release-notes#3.21.5
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