CVE-2025-6981

MEDIUM EPSS 16.6%
Published Jul 15, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.3 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Jul 15, 2025 11mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
16.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
githubenterprise_server* <3.14.5
githubenterprise_server*≥3.15.0  –  <3.15.10
githubenterprise_server*≥3.16.0  –  <3.16.6
githubenterprise_server*≥3.17.0  –  <3.17.3

References 4

  • docs.github.com https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15
    Release Notes
  • docs.github.com https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10
    Release Notes
  • docs.github.com https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.6
    Release Notes
  • docs.github.com https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.3
    Release Notes

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.