# CVE-2023-6690: A race condition in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed an existing admin to maintain permissions on transferred repositories by making a Graph

- Severity: CVSS 3.9 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-21 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- GitHub Enterprise Server: from 3.8, through 3.8.11; from 3.9, through 3.9.6; from 3.10, through 3.10.3; from 3.11, through 3.11.0

## Description

A race condition in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed an existing admin to maintain permissions on transferred repositories by making a GraphQL mutation to alter repository permissions during the transfer. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.8.0 and above and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GitHub Enterprise Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1

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