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GET

GET /advisories/{ghsa_id} — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Get a global security advisory

Base URL
https://api.github.com
Auth
Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified
2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched
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cURL

curl -X GET 'https://api.github.com/advisories/ghsa-id' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

Parameters

Name In Type Required Description
ghsa_id path string Yes The GHSA (GitHub Security Advisory) identifier of the advisory.

Response 200 OK

{
  "ghsa_id": "string",
  "cve_id": "string",
  "url": "string",
  "html_url": "https://example.com",
  "repository_advisory_url": "https://example.com",
  "summary": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "type": "reviewed",
  "severity": "critical",
  "source_code_location": "https://example.com",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "type": "CVE",
      "value": "string"
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    "string"
  ],
  "published_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "withdrawn_at": "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z",
  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "rubygems",
        "name": "string"
      },
      "vulnerable_version_range": "string",
      "first_patched_version": "string",
      "vulnerable_functions": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cvss_severities": {
    "cvss_v3": {
      "vector_string": "string",
      "score": 0
    },
    "cvss_v4": {
      "vector_string": "string",
      "score": 0
    }
  },
  "epss": {
    "percentage": 0,
    "percentile": 0
  },
  "cwes": [
    {
      "cwe_id": "string",
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "user": {
        "name": "string",
        "email": "string",
        "login": "octocat",
        "id": 1,
        "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
        "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
        "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
        "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
        "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
        "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
        "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
        "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
        "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
        "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
        "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
        "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
        "type": "User",
        "site_admin": true,
        "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
        "user_view_type": "public"
      },
      "type": "analyst"
    }
  ]
}
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