CVE-2026-72924

2.1 LOW 0.3% exploit odds Fix listed Other

What it is

GitHub CLI (gh) is GitHub's official command line tool. Versions 2.28.0 through 2.97.0 bind the local listener created by gh codespace ports forward to all available network interfaces by default. While port forwarding is active, a service in a Codespace can therefore become reachable through the user's non-loopback local IP addresses by other hosts that can route to the user's machine. This behavior does not change the GitHub-side visibility of the Codespaces port. Instead, it exposes the forwarded service through a wildcard-bound listener on the user's local machine, even when the source Codespaces port remains private. Exploitation requires a network-adjacent attacker to reach the victim's machine while forwarding is active. This issue is fixed in version 2.98.0.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited from the same network segment with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-08-25 21:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-09-09 21:07 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 2.1 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-08-25 21:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-09-09 21:07 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-668 · Resource exposure
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 2.1

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: Present
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Is it in your code?

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record