Medium severity · published Jul 15, 2025
CVE-2025-6981
Incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed unauthorized read-only access
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Server · GitHub
3.14.0 before 3.14.15; 3.15.0 before 3.15.10; 3.16.0 before 3.16.6; 3.17.0 before 3.17.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6981
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6981
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.6
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.3
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