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CVE-2020-15228

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-15228 describes a vulnerability in the @actions/core npm module (versions prior to 1.2.6) used in GitHub Actions, where untrusted data logged to stdout could be misinterpreted as commands, allowing modification of environment variables or the system path. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized changes to workflow execution without direct impact on confidentiality or availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:toolkit_project:toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.5LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0150 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 21,957 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: @actions/coreFixed in: 1.2.6

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-mfwh-5m23-j46wlow

Environment Variable Injection in GitHub Actions

Oct 1, 2020

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/159794/GitHub-Widespread-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / actions/toolkit/security/advisories/GHSA-mfwh-5m23-j46w
Third Party Advisory