Command Injection via sonarqube-scan-action GitHub Action
CVE-2025-58178GHSA-f79p-9c5r-xg88
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action 5.3.1), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
GitHub Actions sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action
- Affected
- >= 4.0.0, <= 5.3.0
- Fixed in
- 5.3.1
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-f79p-9c5r-xg88 lists affected ranges: GitHub Actions sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action >=4.0.0 <=5.3.0
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- 7.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- CVE-2025-58178: 1.09% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 65.56 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
Impact A command injection vulnerability was discovered in the SonarQube Scan GitHub Action that allows untrusted input arguments to be processed without proper sanitization. Arguments sent to the action are treated as shell expressions, allowing potential execution of arbitrary commands. Patches A fix has been released in SonarQube Scan GitHub Action v5.3.1.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from ghsa record GHSA-f79p-9c5r-xg88
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-58178 Advisory: Command Injection via sonarqube-scan-action GitHub Action IDs: CVE-2025-58178, GHSA-f79p-9c5r-xg88 Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-58178 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: High (CVSS 7.8) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action 5.3.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - GitHub Actions sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action: affected >= 4.0.0, <= 5.3.0; fixed in 5.3.1 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - GitHub Actions sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action: check the installed version with your package manager. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f79p-9c5r-xg88 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-f79p-9c5r-xg88 lists affected ranges: GitHub Actions sonarsource/sonarqube-scan-action >=4.0.0 <=5.3.0) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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