Critical severity · published May 30, 2025
CVE-2025-48938
Prevent GitHub CLI and extensions from executing arbitrary commands from compromised GitHub Enterprise Server
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
go-gh is a collection of Go modules to make authoring GitHub CLI extensions easier. A security vulnerability has been identified in versions prior to 2.12.1 where an attacker-controlled GitHub Enterprise Server could result in executing arbitrary commands on a user's machine by replacing HTTP URLs provided by GitHub with local file paths for browsing. In `2.12.1`, `Browser.Browse()` has been enhanced to allow and disallow a variety of scenarios to avoid opening or executing files on the filesystem without unduly impacting HTTP URLs. No known workarounds are available other than upgrading.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
go-gh · cli
< 2.12.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48938
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48938
Product
https://github.com/cli/go-gh/blob/61bf393cf4aeea6d00a6251390f5f67f5b67e727/pkg/browser/browser.go
Patch
https://github.com/cli/go-gh/commit/a08820a13f257d6c5b4cb86d37db559ec6d14577
Mitigation
https://github.com/cli/go-gh/security/advisories/GHSA-g9f5-x53j-h563
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