CVE-2025-8447CWE-639

Incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed read-only access

High · published August 26, 2025

CVSS v4.0
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An improper access control vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed users with access to any repository to retrieve limited code content from another repository by creating a diff between the repositories. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker needed to know the name of a private repository along with its branches, tags, or commit SHAs that they could use to trigger compare/diff functionality and retrieve limited code without proper authorization. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.18, and was fixed in versions 3.14.17, 3.15.12, 3.16.8 and 3.17.5. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00310 · 22.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2025-08-26T01:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 AUG 01:42Z
    Incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed read-only access
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