CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-44590

9.3 CRITICAL Published 2026-05-27 Modified 2026-10-26 Official page ↗
Status
Deferred
Published
2026-05-27
Last modified
2026-10-26
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Description

Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across social networks. Prior to 0.16.1, the GitHub Actions workflow validate_modified_targets.yml is vulnerable to command injection via the pull_request_target trigger. Any GitHub user can execute arbitrary commands on the CI runner and exfiltrate the GITHUB_TOKEN by opening a pull request. No approval, review, or merge is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.1.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

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