Plaintext GitHub token storage in konflux-ci CI scripts
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
Versions of konflux-ci from 0.2.2 are affected. Its CI automation scripts store sensitive GitHub access tokens in plaintext on the runner and do not clean them up after execution (CWE-312). A local attacker with access to the CI environment can read these stored tokens to gain unauthorized repository access, which could allow them to modify source code or release artifacts.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in konflux-ci. Continuous Integration (CI) automation scripts store sensitive GitHub access tokens in plaintext on the runner without cleaning them up after execution. A local attacker with access to the CI environment can read these stored credentials to gain unauthorized repository access, potentially allowing them to modify source code or release artifacts.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | konflux-ci | 0.2.2; 0.2.3-rc.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- konflux-ci Vendor— Affected 0.2.2; 0.2.3-rc.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for konflux-ci.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114217
- 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-jw7j-xrxx-59jm
- 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · CNA
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-114217 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114217 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw7j-xrxx-59jm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-114217 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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