Critical severity · published Nov 10, 2025
CVE-2025-11892
DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server Issues search allows privilege escalation and unauthorized workflow triggers
9.6
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows DOM-based cross-site scripting via Issues search label filter that could lead to privilege escalation and unauthorized workflow triggers. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to the target GitHub Enterprise Server instance and to entice a user, while operating in sudo mode, to click on a crafted malicious link to perform actions that require elevated privileges. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.18.1, 3.17.7, 3.16.10, 3.15.14, 3.14.19.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Server · GitHub
3.18.0 before 3.18.1; 3.17.0 through 3.17.6; 3.16.0 through 3.16.9; 3.15.0 through 3.15.13; 3.14.0 through 3.14.18 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11892
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11892
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.19
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.14
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.10
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.7
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.1
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