GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-6x6c-w9w9-hv4h Infracost: Terraform Cloud and registry token disclosure via unvalidated hostname
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-71494
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/infracost/infracost
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-522
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-08
Affected packages
• Go github.com/infracost/infracost: < 0.10.45 → fixed in 0.10.45
Description
Impact
Sensitive information exposure in the Infracost Terraform Cloud/Enterprise integration. Several code paths attached a configured secret token to a request whose host was taken straight from the scanned Terraform, with no check that the host was the trusted endpoint.
The condition that matters is whether a Terraform Cloud/Enterprise (or registry) token is present in the run: if one is, the injected hostname can disclose it. Impact therefore depends on the trigger. Under `on: pull_request` (the only configuration in Infracost's documentation) fork pull requests run without secrets, so no token is present. It only reaches token disclosure under `pull_request_target`, a same-repository pull request, or another CI setup that provides the token alongside untrusted Terraform, and exploiting an untrusted fork pull request also typically needs a maintainer to approve the workflow run. The patch scopes the token to the trusted host regardless of trigger.
Patches
Fixed in `v0.10.45` (#3590) by attaching a token only when the destination host matches the configured trusted host; otherwise Infracost refuses to send it and skips remote variable loading
• Installed via the official script, a package manager, or the `latest` Docker tag: upgrade to `v0.10.45` (or later) to receive the fix.
• Pinned to a specific version or image digest: bump to `v0.10.45`.
Workarounds
No full fix without upgrading. To limit exposure: use `on: pull_request` rather than `pull_request_target`, pin `organization`, `workspace`, and `host` in Infracost config so the `.tf` hostname is ignored, and keep Terraform Cloud and registry tokens out of runs that process untrusted pull request content.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-71494 Infracost provides cloud cost intelligence for engineers, AI coding agents, and CI/CD. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials weakness
References
- https://github.com/infracost/infracost/security/advisories/GHSA-6x6c-w9w9-hv4h web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71494 advisory
- https://github.com/infracost/infracost/pull/3590 web
- https://github.com/infracost/infracost/commit/3d24c757f5e4e60c7259f1b89ad7ceaabcfca86f web
- https://github.com/infracost/infracost package
- https://github.com/infracost/infracost/releases/tag/v0.10.45 web