CVE-2026-7541Disclosure(github / enterprise_server)

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A denial of service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an unauthenticated attacker to cause service disruption by sending crafted requests with deeply nested JSON payloads to an unauthenticated API endpoint. The endpoint parsed user-controlled JSON request bodies without size or depth limits, causing excessive CPU and memory consumption. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.21 and was fixed in versions 3.20.2, 3.19.6, 3.18.9, 3.17.15, and 3.16.18. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-770

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • enterprise_server

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-05-08); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
enterprise_server

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-05-08: 1Mentions · 2026-05-10: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-08: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-10: 105-0805-10
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-7541 A denial of service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an unauthenticated attacker to cause service disruption by sending crafted req… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7541

    Post summary

    New Denial‑of‑Service vulnerability disclosed in GitHub Enterprise Server; unauthenticated attackers can cause disruption by sending crafted requests.

    00010227
    57.5K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-7541 Denial of Service in GitHub Enterprise Server via Deeply Nested JS... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-7541 Customizable Vulnerability Alerts: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=4

    Post summary

    The post announces a DoS vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑7541) in GitHub Enterprise Server involving deeply nested JavaScript, but offers no PoC, attack tool, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.

    0000053
    4.0K followersView on X
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