Race condition vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed remote code execution
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-19118 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_P |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-01 22:17:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-08 13:08:54 UTC |
| Description | A time-of-check time-of-use race condition vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed remote code execution. Exploitation required an authenticated user with write access to a repository and precise timing of concurrent upload requests. 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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
EPSS: 0.004490000 probability, percentile 0.376340000 (date 2026-09-07)
Problem Types: CWE-367 | CWE-367 CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 7.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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 v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Github | Enterprise Server | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | GitHub | Enterprise Server | affected 3.17.0 3.17.19 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | GitHub | Enterprise Server | affected 3.18.0 3.18.13 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | GitHub | Enterprise Server | affected 3.19.0 3.19.10 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | GitHub | Enterprise Server | affected 3.20.0 3.20.6 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | GitHub | Enterprise Server | affected 3.21.0 3.21.4 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | GitHub | Enterprise Server | unaffected 3.22.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes | [email protected] | docs.github.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes | [email protected] | docs.github.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes | [email protected] | docs.github.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes | [email protected] | docs.github.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes | [email protected] | docs.github.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: ahacker1 (en)
CNA: Harsh Jaiswal (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.