CVE-2025-11892: An improper neutralization of input vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows DOM-based…

CVE-2025-11892 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Published 2025-11-10

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows DOM-based cross-site scripting via Issues search label filter that could lead to privilege escalation and unauthorized workflow triggers. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to the target GitHub Enterprise Server instance and to entice a user, while operating in sudo mode, to click on a crafted malicious link to perform actions that require elevated privileges. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.18.1, 3.17.7, 3.16.10, 3.15.14, 3.14.19.

Technologies: GitHub Enterprise Server. Vendors: GitHub.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-11892 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-11892 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-11892?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 10 November 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
GitHub Enterprise Server. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-11892?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-11892?
Check whether you run GitHub Enterprise Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • GitHub Enterprise Server

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