CVE-2022-39321 is a critical vulnerability affecting GitHub Actions Runner versions prior to 2.296.2, 2.293.1, 2.289.4, 2.285.2, and 2.283.4. It allows an attacker to inject arbitrary commands into the Docker invocation by escaping environment variables, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.9, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, immediate patching is recommended due to its critical severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.283.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:runner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.284.0, < 2.285.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:runner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.286.0, < 2.289.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:runner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.290.0, < 2.293.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:runner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.294.0, < 2.296.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:runner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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