# CVE-2026-3306: Improper authorization in GitHub Projects allows modification of issue and pull request metadata without repository write access

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2026-03-10 · Updated: 2026-03-11

## Affected

- GitHub Enterprise Server: from 3.14.0, through 3.14.23; from 3.15.0, through 3.15.18; from 3.16.0, through 3.16.14; from 3.17.0, through 3.17.11; from 3.18.0, through 3.18.5; from 3.19.0, through 3.19.2

## Description

An improper authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a user with read access to a repository and write access to a project to modify issue and pull request metadata through the project. When adding an item to a project that already existed, column value updates were applied without verifying the actor's repository write permissions. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program and has been fixed in GitHub Enterprise Server versions 3.14.24, 3.15.19, 3.16.15, 3.17.12, 3.18.6 and 3.19.3.

## 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@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.24
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.19
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.15
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.6
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.19/admin/release-notes#3.19.3
- https://github.com/darrocarocatest-sys/pv2-victim

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