What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-52569?

CVE-2025-52569 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Which versions of GitForge.jl are affected by CVE-2025-52569?

Organizations using GitForge.jl should be aware of notable risk from CVE-2025-52569, a input validation vulnerability rated CVSS 6.6.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-52569?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

GitForge.jl CVE-2025-52569

EUVD-2025-19117 MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2025-06-25 security-advisories@github.com

Path Traversal

6.6

CVSS 4.0 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

6.6 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch available

Apr 16, 2026 - 05:29 EUVD

5.9.1

EUVD ID Assigned

Mar 15, 2026 - 23:19 euvd

EUVD-2025-19117

Analysis Generated

Mar 15, 2026 - 23:19 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jun 25, 2025 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.6

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

GitForge.jl is a unified interface for interacting with Git "forges." Versions prior to 5.9.1 lack input validation of input validation for user-provided values in certain functions. In the GitHub.repo() function, the user can provide any string for the repo_name field. These inputs are not validated or safely encoded and are sent directly to the server. This means a user can add path traversal patterns like ../ in the input to access any other endpoints on api.github.com that were not intended. Users should upgrade immediately to v5.9.1 or later to receive a patch. All prior versions are vulnerable. No known workarounds are available.

Analysis

Technical ContextAI

Path traversal allows an attacker to access files outside the intended directory by manipulating file paths with sequences like '../'. This vulnerability is classified as Improper Input Validation (CWE-20).