CVE-2026-3854
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker with push access to a repository to achieve remote code execution on the instance. During a git push operation, user-supplied push option values were not properly sanitized before being included in internal service headers. Because the internal header format used a delimiter character that could also appear in user input, an attacker could inject additional metadata fields through crafted push option values. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program and has been fixed in GitHub Enterprise Server versions 3.14.25, 3.15.20, 3.16.16, 3.17.13, 3.18.7 and 3.19.4.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| github | enterprise_server | {"endExcluding":"3.14.24"} | 3.14.24 |
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.25
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.20
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.16
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.13
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.7
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.4
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/github-rce-vulnerability-cve-2026-3854
CWEs
CWE-77
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.