CVE-2024-3646: Command injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Management Console
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 29/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 78% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10.10, 3.11.8, 3.12.2.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10.10, 3.11.8, 3.12.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A command injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker with an editor role in the Management Console to gain admin SSH access to the instance when configuring the chat integration. Exploitation of this vulnerability required access to the GitHub Enterprise Server instance and access to the Management Console with the editor role. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.12 and was fixed in versions 3.12.2, 3.11.8, 3.10.10, and 3.9.13. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
- Published
- Apr 19, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.7% · 78th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
29
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.2
- CNA · GitHub_P
- 8.0
- 0.8 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| github | enterprise server | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_P). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
GitHub Enterprise Server
- 3.9.0 and later · before 3.9.13affected · semver
- 3.10.0 and later · before 3.10.10affected · semver
- 3.11.0 and later · before 3.11.8affected · semver
- 3.12.0 and later · before 3.12.2affected · semver
Affected versions · NVD (4)
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- github enterprise serverbefore 3.9.13
- github enterprise server3.10.0 and later · before 3.10.10
- github enterprise server3.11.0 and later · before 3.11.8
- github enterprise server3.12.0 and later · before 3.12.2
Same product
github: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-0200Unsafe Reflection in Github Enterprise Server leading to Command Injection61This week
- CVE-2024-0507Privilege Escalation by Code Injection in the Management Console in GitHub Enterprise Server55Plan
- CVE-2026-3854Remote code execution via git push option injection in GitHub Enterprise Server47Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-1908Mar 20, 2024 · Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed Privilege Escalation26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-3470Apr 19, 2024 · Repository administrator can bypass organization's ruleset using deploy keys28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-3684Apr 19, 2024 · Improper Privilege Management was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Management Console28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Enterprise Server | 3.10.10 | Vendor (CNA) |
| GitHub Enterprise Server | 3.11.8 | Vendor (CNA) |
| GitHub Enterprise Server | 3.12.2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| GitHub Enterprise Server | 3.9.13 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- r31nfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-050794 days apartPrivilege Escalation by Code Injection in the Management Console in GitHub Enterprise Server55Plan
- CVE-2024-135966 days apartCommand injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Mangement Console37Monitor
- CVE-2024-136966 days apartCommand injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Mangement Console37Monitor
- CVE-2024-137266 days apartCommand injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Mangement Console37Monitor
- CVE-2024-137466 days apartCommand injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Mangement Console37Monitor
- CVE-2024-137866 days apartCommand injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Mangement Console37Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2024-498531 days apartAn authentication bypass vulnerability was present in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when utilizing SAML single sign-on authentication…41Plan
Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-0324 · Apr 22, 2024(GitHub Zafiyeti)
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.