CVE-2026-4296
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CVE-2026-4296 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An incorrect regular expression vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to bypass OAuth redirect URI validation. An attacker with knowledge of a first-party OAuth application's registered callback URL could craft a malicious authorization link that, when clicked by a victim, would redirect the OAuth authorization code to an attacker-controlled domain. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An incorrect regular expression vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to bypass OAuth redirect URI validation. An attacker with knowledge of a first-party OAuth application's registered callback URL could craft a malicious authorization link that, when clicked by a victim, would redirect the OAuth authorization code to an attacker-controlled domain. This could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the victim's account with the scopes granted to the OAuth application. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.21 and was fixed in versions 3.20.1, 3.19.5, 3.18.8, 3.17.14, 3.16.17, 3.15.21, 3.14.26. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Github | Enterprise Server | < 3.14.26 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.15.0, < 3.15.21 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.16.0, < 3.16.17 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.17.0, < 3.17.14 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.18.0, < 3.18.8 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.19.0, < 3.19.5 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | 3.20.0 |
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.26Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.21Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.17Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.14Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.8Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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