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GHSA-R4H6-8WPF-FW98

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-28 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-28 21:31

Details

Atlantis through 0.47.1 fails to authenticate the /github-app/setup endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access GitHub App credentials. Attackers can observe or intercept the GitHub redirect during setup to obtain the RSA private key and webhook secret, enabling installation token minting and webhook payload forgery.

Severity

8.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

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CVE-2026-82282 (GCVE-0-2026-82282)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 16:19 – Updated: 2026-09-24 14:20

Title

Atlantis GitHub App Setup Endpoint Returns App Credentials to Unauthenticated Callers

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-31 16:23 UTC

CWE

CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/issues/6622	issue-tracking
https://github.com/runatlantis/atlantis	product
https://github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/blob/12bf…	technical-description
https://github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/blob/12bf…	technical-description
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/atlantis-git…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
runatlantis	atlantis	Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.47.1 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:runatlantis:atlantis::::::::

Date Public

2026-07-02 00:00

Credits

George Chen

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