Multiple Reviewdog actions were compromised during a specific time period
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-506.
Summary
reviewdog/action-setup is a GitHub action that installs reviewdog. reviewdog/action-setup@v1 was compromised March 11, 2025, between 18:42 and 20:31 UTC, with malicious code added that dumps exposed secrets to Github Actions Workflow Logs. Other reviewdog actions that use `reviewdog/action-setup@v1` that would also be compromised, regardless of version or pinning method, are reviewdog/action-shellcheck, reviewdog/action-composite-template, reviewdog/action-staticcheck, reviewdog/action-ast-grep, and reviewdog/action-typos.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reviewdog | reviewdog | = 1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | reviewdog/action-setup (GitHub Actions) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc |
- reviewdog Vendorreviewdog Affected = 1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- reviewdog/action-setup (GitHub Actions) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-ast-grep:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.26.2 | Vulnerable | reviewdog |
| cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-composite-template:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.20.2 | Vulnerable | reviewdog |
| cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-setup:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | Vulnerable | reviewdog |
| cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-shellcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.29.2 | Vulnerable | reviewdog |
| cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-staticcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.26.2 | Vulnerable | reviewdog |
| cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-typos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.17.2 | Vulnerable | reviewdog |
- cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-ast-grep:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.26.2 Vulnerable ·reviewdog
- cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-composite-template:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.20.2 Vulnerable ·reviewdog
- cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-setup:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 Vulnerable ·reviewdog
- cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-shellcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.29.2 Vulnerable ·reviewdog
- cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-staticcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.26.2 Vulnerable ·reviewdog
- cpe:2.3:a:reviewdog:action-typos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.17.2 Vulnerable ·reviewdog
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2025-03-24 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc
References
Patch 2
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2025-30154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-30154 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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