CVE-2020-10516
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the GitHub Enterprise Server API that allowed an organization member to escalate permissions and gain access to unauthorized repositories within an organization. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 2.21 and was fixed in 2.20.9, 2.19.15, and 2.18.20. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (6)
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references (10)
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- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.18.20/notescnnvd
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.15/notescnnvd
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.9/notescnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10516cnnvd
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.18.20/notesenisa_euvd
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.15/notesenisa_euvd
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.9/notesenisa_euvd
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.18.20/notesRelease NotesThird Party Advisorynvd
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