CVE-2025-48938: Prevent GitHub CLI and extensions from executing arbitrary commands from compromised GitHub Enterprise Server

May 30, 2025 (updated June 4, 2025)

A security vulnerability has been identified in go-gh where an attacker-controlled GitHub Enterprise Server could result in executing arbitrary commands on a user’s machine by replacing HTTP URLs provided by GitHub with local file paths for browsing.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9f5-x53j-h563
github.com/cli/go-gh
github.com/cli/go-gh/commit/a08820a13f257d6c5b4cb86d37db559ec6d14577
github.com/cli/go-gh/security/advisories/GHSA-g9f5-x53j-h563
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48938

Code Behaviors & Features

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