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 and 3.17.3
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Aug 2025, 14:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.15 - Release Notes
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.10 - Release Notes
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.6 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.6 - Release Notes
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.3 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.3 - Release Notes
First Time Github
Github enterprise Server
CPE cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.3

16 Jul 2025, 14:58

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-07-15 21:15

Updated : 2025-08-27 14:41


NVD link : CVE-2025-6981

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6981

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6981


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Products Affected

github

  • enterprise_server
CWE
CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization