AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2024-4985

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.57% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-05-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects GitHub. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2024-4985
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.57%
GitHub

Original NVD Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability was present in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when utilizing SAML single sign-on authentication with the optional encrypted assertions feature. This vulnerability allowed an attacker to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13.0 and was fixed in versions 3.9.15, 3.10.12, 3.11.10 and 3.12.4. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Related CVEs

Other vulnerabilities affecting the same vendor(s)