CVE-2025-6981

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 and3.17.3
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
GitHub_PCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 8%
VendorProductVersion
githubenterprise_server
𝑥
< 3.14.5
githubenterprise_server
3.15.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.15.10
githubenterprise_server
3.16.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.16.6
githubenterprise_server
3.17.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.17.3
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.6
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.3