CVE-2025-6981
mediumpriority · track · 17OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.3–5.3
ssvc
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affected products (18)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1577Microsoft GitHub Enterprise: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2025-07-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft GitHub Enterprise ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
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references (14)
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- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.6cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.3cnnvd
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6981cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15enisa_euvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10enisa_euvd
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