# POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/security-advisories/reports

**Resource:** [security-advisories](../resources/security-advisories.md)
**Privately report a security vulnerability**
**Operation ID:** `security-advisories/create-private-vulnerability-report`

Report a security vulnerability to the maintainers of the repository.
See "[Privately reporting a security vulnerability](https://docs.github.com/code-security/security-advisories/guidance-on-reporting-and-writing/privately-reporting-a-security-vulnerability)" for more information about private vulnerability reporting.

## Request Body

**Required:** Yes

**Content Types:** `application/json`

**Schema:** [private-vulnerability-report-create](../schemas/private-vulnerability-report-create/private-vulnerability-report-create.md)

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 201 | Response |
| 403 | (reference) |
| 404 | (reference) |
| 422 | (reference) |

**Success Response Schema:**

[repository-advisory](../schemas/repository-advisory/repository-advisory.md)

