CVE-2025-10281 Insecure URL Handling in git_clone Leading to Leaked API Key

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Attackers can leak GitHub API keys by providing malicious git URLs to BBOT's git_clone module, exposing sensitive credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-10281?

CVE-2025-10281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BLSOPS, LLC bbot, published on 9 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

BBOT's git_clone module could be abused to disclose a GitHub API key to an attacker controlled server with a malicious formatted git URL.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10281?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including bbot.

PackageAffectedFixed in
bbot PyPIAll versions2.7.0
bbot PyPIAll versions2.7.0
bbot PyPIAll versions2.7.0

How do I fix CVE-2025-10281?

Upgrade bbot to 2.7.0 or later.

Is CVE-2025-10281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-63wh-p5fx-h4vc, PYSEC-2026-1216.

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