GitHub Advisoryadvisory · GitHub Actions

GHSA-8q5r-mmjf-575q Claude Code Action: Malicious MCP Server Configuration in PRs Enables Remote Code Execution and Secret Exfiltration

MEDIUM Published 2026-06-10 Modified 2026-09-01 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-47751
Ecosystem
GitHub Actions
Packages
anthropics/claude-code-action
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200, CWE-78
Reviewed
2026-06-10

Affected packages

• GitHub Actions anthropics/claude-code-action: < 1.0.74 → fixed in 1.0.74

Description

Due to the combination of checking out PR head branches (attacker-controlled), reading `.mcp.json` from the working directory via default setting sources, and unconditionally enabling all project MCP servers via `enableAllProjectMcpServers`, it was possible for an attacker who opened a PR containing a malicious `.mcp.json` file to achieve arbitrary code execution on the GitHub Actions runner. This could lead to exfiltration of secrets available to the workflow (such as API keys and tokens) when a privileged user triggered the Claude action on the PR. Exploiting this required the ability to open a pull request against a repository using the claude-code-action and a privileged user or automatic trigger to invoke the action on that PR. Users pinned to a vulnerable version of claude-code-action are advised to update to the latest version. Users referencing anthropics/claude-code-action@v1, anthropics/claude-code-action@beta, anthropics/claude-code-action@main, or other non-pinned tags will have received this fix already Claude Code thanks hackerone.com/reptou for reporting this issue.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-47751 Claude Code Action is a general-purpose GitHub action that runs Claude Code on GitHub pull requests and issues. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References