CVE-2025-6981
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
15/07/2025
Last modified:
27/08/2025
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
Impact
Base Score 4.0
5.30
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
4.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.14.5 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.15.0 (including) | 3.15.10 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.16.0 (including) | 3.16.6 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17.0 (including) | 3.17.3 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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



