CVE-2026-118237: GitHub Enterprise Server · Out-of-bounds Read Vulnerability Was Identified
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 3.22.3 : update Enterprise Server when convenient.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 02:13 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_P) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.3 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.22.3, 3.21.8, 3.20.10 +1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Enterprise Server to 3.22.3, 3.21.8, 3.20.10 or 3.19.14.
Affected software
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| GitHubEnterprise Server | Affected
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| GitHubEnterprise Server | Affected
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability has been fixed in GitHub Enterprise Server versions 3.22.3, 3.21.8, 3.20.10, and 3.19.14. Users should upgrade to one of these fixed versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patches.
Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) exists in GitHub Enterprise Server's Git service (babeld) SSH implementation. The flaw occurs when the session identifier is sized by the current digest length rather than its own, allowing an attacker with SSH access to re-key to a longer hash algorithm and cause adjacent process memory to be signed and returned to the client. This could lead to limited memory disclosure. The issue affects all versions prior to 3.23 and was fixed in versions 3.22.3, 3.21.8, 3.20.10, and 3.19.14. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118237 (opens in a new tab)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes (opens in a new tab)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/admin/release-notes (opens in a new tab)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/release-notes (opens in a new tab)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.22/admin/release-notes (opens in a new tab)