High, CVSS 7.8GoAmendedPublished
Joker linter executed project-local .jokerd/linter.* files during linting
CVE-2026-59172 · GHSA-m835-3cm9-rggg
- Affected
- Go github.com/candid82/joker < 1.8.2
- Fixed in
- 1.8.2· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact In Joker versions before 1.8.2, joker --lint <file located a .jokerd/ directory by walking up from the linted file and executed matching linter. files from that directory before linting. Because these files are executable Joker/Clojure code, linting a file inside an untrusted repository could execute code supplied by that repository. This could be triggered by editor integrations or CI jobs that automatically run joker --lint on checked-out source code. Patches Fixed in Joker v1.8.2. Executable linter customization files are now loaded only from the user's home .jokerd directory (~/.jokerd/linter.cljc, ~/.jokerd/linter.clj, ~/.jokerd/linter.cljs, or ~/.jokerd/linter.joke). Project-local .jokerd/linter. files are no longer executed. Workarounds Users who cannot upgrade should avoid running joker --lint on untrusted repositories, especially through editor integrations or unattended CI. Removing or disabling project-local .jokerd/linter. files before linting also avoids the…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.8.2 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.