Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-104608

Use-after-free vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed remote code execution in the Git service

Published Nov 3, 2026 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2026 · GitHub Enterprise Server

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-104608. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of GitHub Enterprise Server is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.40%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
vendor GitHub Enterprise Server

A remote code execution vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server in the Git service (babeld). babeld held references into internal collections while calling into the SSH library, where a re-entrant callback could modify a collection and invalidate those references. An attacker with an account and SSH access to the instance could leverage this use-after-free into a controlled write and run arbitrary commands as babeld, including disclosure of its environment secrets. Exploitation required per-build memory offsets; failed attempts crashed babeld. This affected all releases prior to 3.23 and was fixed in 3.22.3, 3.21.8, 3.20.10, and 3.19.14. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

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  • vendor GitHub Enterprise Serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-104608

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

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  • Advisory

    Open the bsi record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-104608. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of GitHub Enterprise Server is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-1265; CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 0.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 4, 2026 · BSI CERT-Bund

    Detected

    CVE-2026-104608 is listed by Microsoft GitHub Enterprise Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen.

Sources

  • BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-104608

    Microsoft GitHub Enterprise Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen

    wid.cert-bund.de
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-104608

    A remote code execution vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server in the Git service (babeld). babeld held references into internal collections while calling into the SSH library, where a re-entrant callback could modify a collection and invalidate those references

    cve.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • BSI CERT-BundNov 4, 2026