Medium, CVSS 5.9GitHub ActionsPublished
Trivy Action has a script injection via sourced env file in composite action
CVE-2026-26189 · GHSA-9p44-j4g5-cfx5
- Affected
- GitHub Actions aquasecurity/trivy-action >= 0.31.0, < 0.34.0
- Fixed in
- 0.34.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Command Injection in aquasecurity/trivy-action via Unsanitized Environment Variable Export A command injection vulnerability exists in aquasecurity/trivy-action due to improper handling of action inputs when exporting environment variables. The action writes export VAR=<input lines to trivyenvs.txt based on user-supplied inputs and subsequently sources this file in entrypoint.sh. Because input values are written without appropriate shell escaping, attacker-controlled input containing shell metacharacters (e.g., $(...), backticks, or other command substitution syntax) may be evaluated during the sourcing process. This can result in arbitrary command execution within the GitHub Actions runner context. Severity: Moderate CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) Impact: Successful exploitation may lead to arbitrary command execution in the CI runner environment. Affected Versions:…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.34.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.