CVE-2026-103620
A missing authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a repository collaborator with write access to delete the current default branch through the GraphQL API and cause an attacker-controlled branch to become the new default. In repositories that required pull-request review but did not restrict branch deletion, this bypassed the review requirement and caused fresh clones and default-branch API requests to use attacker-controlled content. This vulnerability affected supported GitHub Enterprise Server releases in the 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, and 3.22 series and was fixed in versions 3.18.16, 3.19.13, 3.20.9, 3.21.7, and 3.22.2. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
CVSS
- Versión: 4.0
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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
- Puntuación base: 6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
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EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 % - Impacto principal
T1565.002Transmitted Data Manipulationimpact80 % - Impacto secundario
T1078.004Cloud Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access70 %
Vulnerabilidad de autorización en API GraphQL remota (PR:L) que permite manipular ramas de repositorio. El atacante sustituye la rama principal por contenido controlado, eludiendo revisiones de PR.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-862
Referencias
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.16
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.13
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes#3.20.9
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/release-notes#3.21.7
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.22/admin/release-notes#3.22.2
JSON original (NVD)
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