CVE detail

CVE-2020-15272 — CVE-2020-15272

Published 2020-10-26 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor git-tag-annotation-action_project · Product git-tag-annotation-action · Source nvd
HIGH
severity
CVSS-derived band
8.7
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0118
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
65.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

In the git-tag-annotation-action (open source GitHub Action) before version 1.0.1, an attacker can execute arbitrary (*) shell commands if they can control the value of [the `tag` input] or manage to alter the value of [the `GITHUB_REF` environment variable]. The problem has been patched in version 1.0.1. If you don't use the `tag` input you are most likely safe. The `GITHUB_REF` environment variable is protected by the GitHub Actions environment so attacks from there should be impossible. If you must use the `tag` input and cannot upgrade to `> 1.0.0` make sure that the value is not controlled by another Action.

Remediation

No vendor-published fix data in our corpus for this CVE. Check the references below or the vendor's PSIRT / security advisories page.

References

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