CVE-2022-46255
GitHub Enterprise Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability (CVE-2022-46255) was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that enabled remote code execution. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in December 2022 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory) based on the Common Weakness Enumeration standard (NVD CNA Status).

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