CVE-2024-5566

Name: CVE-2024-5566
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-07-16T22:15:04.887+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.48%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-5566 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed users to migrate private repositories without having appropriate scopes defined on the related Personal Access Token. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in version 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed users to migrate private repositories without having appropriate scopes defined on the related Personal Access Token. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in version 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.48%

37.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Github	Enterprise Server	>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.17
Github	Enterprise Server	>= 3.10.0, < 3.10.14
Github	Enterprise Server	>= 3.11.0, < 3.11.12
Github	Enterprise Server	>= 3.12.0, < 3.12.6
Github	Enterprise Server	3.13.0

References

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.14Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.10Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.6Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.1Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.17Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.14Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.10Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.6Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.1Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.17Release Notes

Timeline

Published: Jul 16, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-5566?

How severe is CVE-2024-5566?

CVE-2024-5566 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5566?

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Source: NVD / NIST