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Publicly disclosed HackerOne reports, with the platform's own outcome and severity.

Program:GitHub
Status
Severity
Weakness
Year
Bounty paid7
Access stated
Access needed
  • No account0
  • A user account1
  • A privileged role0
  • Admin0
  • Physical or local access0
  • Not clear from the report0
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Disclosed bug bounty reports
ReportStatusWeaknessSeverityDisclosedBountyVotes
[Git Gud] GitHub.com Svnbridge memcached deserialization vulnerability chain leading to Remote Code Execution#1593913ValidDeserialization and Object Injection–2022-11-16–14
Improper handling of null bytes in GitHub Actions Runner allows an attacker to set arbitrary environment variables#1762025ValidInjection and Smuggling–2023-03-09–19
Git Reference Ambiguity in GitHub - Commit Smuggling, Account Takeover, and Remote Code Execution#2017600ValidInjection and Smuggling–2023-11-29–25
[PATs] Token with Read-Only permissions on Issues able to modify issue comments using content write permission#2209433ValidAccess Control–2024-01-03–31
Command injection in GitHub Actions ContainerStepHost#1637621ValidInjection and Smuggling–2022-11-03$4,00032
Sample report: Denial of service#3290630ValidInformation DisclosureNone2025-08-07–33
Smuggling content in PR with refs/replace in GitHub#1938106ValidInjection and Smuggling–2023-08-01–35
Delimiter injection in GitHub Actions core.exportVariable#1625652ValidMisconfiguration and Insecure Design–2022-08-18$4,61739
[PATs] Ability to leak comments from issues without ANY "Issues" repo permissions by utilizing "Pull Request" permissions#2184950ValidAccess Control–2024-01-03–42
Rogue collaborators and ambiguous branch names in GitHub#1831528ValidInput Validation and Logic–2023-12-05–43
Add labels to arbitrary issues/prs via Memex Bulk Update to compromise github actions label gating#3527788ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceMedium2026-08-25–46
Management Console Editor Privilege Escalation to Root SSH Access in GitHub Enterprise Server via RCE in actions-console#2323292ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2024-09-17–47
Management Console Editor Privilege Escalation to Root SSH Access in GitHub Enterprise Server via RCE in collectd#2329547ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2024-09-17–47
RC Between GitHub's Repo Transfer REST API and updateTeamsRepository GraphQL Mutation Results in Covert and Persistent Admin Access Retention#2216036ValidMisconfiguration and Insecure Design–2024-01-12–50
RC Between GitHub's Repo Update REST API and updateTeamsRepository GraphQL Mutation Results in Covert and Persistent Admin Access Retention#2357443ValidMisconfiguration and Insecure DesignMedium2024-09-17–50
Persistent Unauthorized Administrative Access on All Organization Repositories via RC in User Conversion to Organization#2185545ValidAuthentication–2024-03-15–51
DoS via markdown API from unauthenticated user#1619604ValidDenial of Service–2022-12-13$4,00054
Managing Pages#1690427ValidAccess Control–2022-12-22–54
GHES Management console EoP (editor to site admin)#2197796ValidAccess Control–2024-01-08–56
Bypassing Collaborator Restrictions: Retaining Admin Access Post-Repository Transfer#2190827ValidAccess Control–2024-03-15–57
PATs without the required scope can leak issues#3522254ValidAccess ControlMedium2026-03-19–59
Management Console Editor Privilege Escalation to Root SSH Access in GitHub Enterprise Server via RCE in syslog-ng#2329466ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2024-09-13–61
Management Console Editor Privilege Escalation to Root SSH Access in GitHub Enterprise Server via nomad template injection#2332551ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2024-09-13–61
GitHub user to server tokens can create issues in any public repository#3641229ValidAccess ControlMedium2026-07-22–62
Source Code and data exfiltration via Github Copilot#2383092ValidCommand and Code InjectionLow2024-08-19–63
View Repo and Title of Any Private Check Run#2210179ValidInsecure Direct Object Reference–2024-01-08–64
View private repository NWO of deploy key via internal LFS API#2469713ValidAccess ControlMedium2024-07-23–70
Privilege Escalation to Root SSH Access via Pre-Receive Hook Environment in GitHub Enterprise Server#2336236ValidNo weakness recordedHigh2024-09-13–71
Add labels to arbitrary issues/prs & compromise github actions label checks#3527771ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceMedium2026-03-19–71
Information Leakage via Clicked Link in GitHub Repository (Fingerprinting)#2505761ValidInformation DisclosureMedium2024-10-17$4,00072
Self XSS in Tag name pattern field /<username>/<reponame>/settings/tag_protection/new#2246576ValidCross-site Scripting–2024-04-15–76
OAuth redirect uri validation bypass for :proxima_first_party_sync apps#3588801ValidOpen RedirectHigh2026-07-21–79
Management Console Editor Privilege Escalation to Root SSH Access in GitHub Enterprise Server via nomad template injection and audit-forward#2332623ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2024-09-13–80
GitHub scoped user to server tokens can escape their installation#3638909ValidAccess ControlHigh2026-07-29–80
Invite tokens have Insufficient entropy in GHES Management Console#2197801ValidCryptography–2024-01-12–81
Management Console Editor Privilege Escalation to Root SSH Access in GitHub Enterprise Server via RCE in ghe-update-check#2325023ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2024-09-17–88
GitHub Apps can access suspended installations via scoped user-to-server tokens#2484635ValidAccess ControlMedium2024-07-31–90
Missing Access Control in MigrationFile allows attacker to upload files to any Migration#3506183ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceHigh2026-03-05–92
Github app Privilege Escalation to Administrator/Owner of the Organization#1732595ValidAccess Control–2023-01-13–98
Access body and title of Internal Repo Issues in Projects#2501036ValidInformation DisclosureMedium2024-07-31–100
Able to bypass authorization logic and gain more access then intended#3713965ValidNo weakness recordedMedium2026-07-15–105
Cross-repository IDOR in `/settings/security_analysis/bypass_reviewers` allows unauthorized delegated bypass reviewer modification#3560256ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceMedium2026-05-19–108
CSRF protection bypass in GitHub Enterprise management console#1497169ValidCross-Site Request Forgery–2022-04-13$10,000152
Authentication bypass on gist.github.com through SSH Certificates#1901040ValidAccess Control–2023-04-20$10,000182
SAML Signature verification bypass allows logging into any user (with specific conditions)#2579939ValidAccess ControlCritical2024-10-10–196
Github Apps can use Scoped-User-To-Server Tokens to Obtain Full Access to User's Projects in Project V2 GraphQL api#1711938ValidAccess Control–2023-01-26–198
Arbitrary Read of Another Users private repository without AuthorizationAnalysed#3124517ValidInsecure Direct Object ReferenceHigh2025-09-23$10,000276

Status and severity are HackerOne's. “Access stated” is what the title says; “Access needed” and techniques come from CyberSIXT's analysis of the public report (227 analysed so far), which can be wrong. Data as of 2026-11-14.

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