Open Redirect in GitHub Enterprise Server
CVE-2026-0573
An URL redirection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed attacker-controlled redirects to leak sensitive authorization tokens. The repository_pages API insecurely followed HTTP redirects when fetching artifact URLs, preserving the authorization header containing a privileged JWT. An authenticated user could redirect these requests to an attacker-controlled domain, exfiltrate the Actions.ManageOrgs JWT, and leverage it for potential remote code execution. Attackers would require access to the target GitHub Enterprise Server instance and the ability to exploit a legacy redirect to an attacker-controlled domain. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.19 and was fixed in versions 3.19.2, 3.18.4, 3.17.10, 3.16.13, 3.15.17, and 3.14.22. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
EPSS: 0.006 (48.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.14, 3.15, 3.16
- Github Enterprise_server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-cna@github.com (release-notes, Product, Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (release-notes, Product, Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (release-notes, Product, Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (release-notes, Product, Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (release-notes, Product, Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (release-notes, Product, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-0573?
- CVE-2026-0573 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-0573?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.