01 Record
CVE-2022-46256
Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to remote code execution in GitHub Pages
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_P
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to remote code execution in GitHub Pages
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 2.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-12-14 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-22 15:55Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-11-28
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_P
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fdf782822fb1a4c0d90e1190555fb33948db5c89a97b489db2622a8e3404d745
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
GitHubGitHub Enterprise Server3.3 to < 3.3.17, 3.4 to < 3.4.12, 3.5 to < 3.5.9, 3.6 to < 3.6.5, 3.7 to < 3.7.2—
06 References
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.2