Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-10516
CVE-2020-10516
Description
An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the GitHub Enterprise Server API that allowed an organization member to escalate permissions and gain access to unauthorized repositories within an organization. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 2.21 and was fixed in 2.20.9, 2.19.15, and 2.18.20. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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Affected products
4- Range: <2.21, 2.20.9, 2.19.15, 2.18.20
<2.21, 2.20.9, 2.19.15, 2.18.20+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <2.21, 2.20.9, 2.19.15, 2.18.20
- (no CPE)range: 2.20
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References
3- enterprise.github.com/releases/2.18.20/notesnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.15/notesnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.9/notesnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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