# CVE-2025-6981: Incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed unauthorized read-only access

> CVE-2025-6981: Incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed unauthorized read-only access. CVSS 4.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-6981
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:02:59Z

- Published: 2025-07-15 20:44 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:02 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_P
- CVSS: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.31%, 23th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-863

## 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

## Affected vendors and products

- GitHub: Enterprise Server

## Tracked companies

- [GitHub](https://rewindex.com/company/github.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6981)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6981)
- [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)
- [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)
- [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)
- [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)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-6981 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-6981.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-6981 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:50:58.366Z