Low
Security advisory
The github_workflows module constructs local directory paths from user-controlled repository names without validating for symlinks. A local attacker sharing the scan directory can plant a symlink at the predictable output path, causing workflow data to be written to an attacker-chosen location.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-12567
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 03:35 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The github_workflows module constructs local directory paths from user-controlled repository names without validating for symlinks. A local attacker sharing the scan directory can plant a symlink at the predictable output path, causing workflow data to be written to an attacker-chosen location.
osv:CVE-2026-12567
Complete source record
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