# CVE-2024-8810: Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed GitHub Apps to grant themselves write access

> CVE-2024-8810: Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed GitHub Apps to grant themselves write access. CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8810
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:23:20Z

- Published: 2024-11-07 21:24 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:23 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_P
- CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.44%, 38th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-269

## Description

A GitHub App installed in organizations could upgrade some permissions from read to write access without approval from an organization administrator. An attacker would require an account with administrator access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.14.1, 3.13.4, 3.12.9, 3.11.15, and 3.10.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

## Affected vendors and products

- github: enterprise\_server
- GitHub: Enterprise Server

## Tracked companies

- [GitHub](https://rewindex.com/company/github.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8810)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8810)
- [https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes\#3.10.17](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.17)
- [https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes\#3.11.15](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.15)
- [https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes\#3.12.9](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.9)
- [https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes\#3.13.4](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.4)
- [https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes\#3.14.1](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.1)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8810 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-8810.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-8810 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:15:17.142Z