Reject unauthorized access with GitHub PATs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
Vela is a Pipeline Automation (CI/CD) framework built on Linux container technology written in Golang. An authentication mechanism added in version 0.7.0 enables some malicious user to obtain secrets utilizing the injected credentials within the `~/.netrc` file. Refer to the referenced GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. This is fixed in version 0.7.5.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| go-vela | server | 0.7.0 to before 0.7.5 | 0.7.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/go-vela/server (Go) | 0.7.0 to before 0.7.5 | 0.7.5 | Patch available | GHSA-8j3f-mhq8-gmh4 |
- server Vendorgo-vela Affected 0.7.0 to before 0.7.5 Fixed in 0.7.5 Patch available CNA
- github.com/go-vela/server (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.7.0 to before 0.7.5 Fixed in 0.7.5 Patch available GHSA-8j3f-mhq8-gmh4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA server (go-vela) Fixed in 0.7.5
- Fix · GHSA-8j3f-mhq8-gmh4 github.com/go-vela/server (Go) Fixed in 0.7.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21432
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j3f-mhq8-gmh4
References
Patch 2
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2021-21432 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21432 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j3f-mhq8-gmh4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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