CVE-2023-26493 describes a command injection vulnerability in the Cocos Engine's GitHub repository, specifically within the web-interface-check.yml workflow, affecting cocos and cocos-engine. An attacker could exploit this by submitting a pull request with a malicious branch name, leading to arbitrary command execution on the GitHub Runner. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) could result in the compromise of the runner, potential theft of secrets like GITHUB_TOKEN, and unauthorized repository alteration. While the vulnerable workflow has been removed and no user action is required, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2023-02-20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cocos:cocos-engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:N
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