What is CVE-2021-22866?

CVE-2021-22866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise_server, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-22866?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Github Enterprise_server

CVE-2021-22866

A UI misrepresentation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed more permissions to be granted during a GitHub App's user-authorization web flow than was displayed to the user during approval. To exploit this v…

EPSS: 0.010 (59.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Github Enterprise_server
Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.0, 2.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

product-cna@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
product-cna@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22866?: CVE-2021-22866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise_server, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-22866?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.