CVE-2025-6981

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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

4.3 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
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 Release Notes
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
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Github
Github enterprise Server

16 Jul 2025, 14:58

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Summary
  • (es) Una vulnerabilidad de autorización incorrecta permitía el acceso de lectura no autorizado al contenido de los repositorios internos de las cuentas de contratistas cuando la API de Contratistas estaba habilitada. Esta API es una función que rara vez se habilita en la vista previa privada. Esta vulnerabilidad afectó a todas las versiones de GitHub Enterprise Server anteriores a la 3.18 y se corrigió en las versiones 3.14.15, 3.15.10, 3.16.6 y 3.17.3.

15 Jul 2025, 21:15

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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