CVE-2025-6981 json
Incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed unauthorized read-only access
published 2025-07-15 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-21556
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An incorrect authorization vulnerability allowed unauthorized read access to the contents of internal repositories for contractor accounts when the Contractors API feature was enabled. The Contractors API is a rarely-enabled feature in private preview. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.18 and was fixed in versions 3.14.15, 3.15.10, 3.16.6 and 3.17.3
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.14.15, 3.15.10, 3.16.6, 3.17.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 15 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.6
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.3
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-6981
- NVD CVE-2025-6981
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