CVE-2025-30066HIGH 8.6CISA KEVEPSS p98.6%
CVE-2025-30066tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
tj-actions / changed-files GitHub Action
Description
tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to discover secrets by reading Github Actions Workflow Logs. These secrets may include, but are not limited to, valid AWS access keys, GitHub personal access tokens (PATs), npm tokens, and private RSA keys.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.6 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 44.68% probability of exploitation · percentile 98.6% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2025-03-15 |
| Last modified | 2025-11-05 |
CISA KEV entry
Added to KEV: 2025-03-18
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://blog.gitguardian.com/compromised-tj-actions/
- https://github.com/chains-project/maven-lockfile/pull/1111
- https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/11127
- https://github.com/github/docs/blob/962a1c8dccb8c0f66548b324e5b921b5e4fbc3d6/content/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions.md?plain=1#L191-L193
- https://github.com/modal-labs/modal-examples/issues/1100
- https://github.com/rackerlabs/genestack/pull/903
- https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73/README.md?plain=1#L20-L28
- https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463
1
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Embedded Malicious Codecwe-506 | 0% | live |
(incoming)1
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVEntry | tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2025-30066 | 0% | live |
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