Brave UX for-the-badge combine-prs.yml os command injection

published 2022-12-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-34120

cvss: 4.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was found in Brave UX for-the-badge and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file .github/workflows/combine-prs.yml. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The name of the patch is 55b5a234c0fab935df5fb08365bc8fe9c37cf46b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216842 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 2

forthebadge for_the_badge 1.2.0

github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge@55b5a23 commit
github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge#165 pull request

Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA	3.0	4.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Brave UX for-the-badge

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

github.com /BraveUX/for-the-badge/pull/165
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
github.com /BraveUX/for-the-badge/commit/55b5a234c0fab935df5fb08365bc8fe9c37cf46b
patch, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.216842
vdb-entry, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.216842
signature, permissions-required, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-4281
NVD CVE-2021-4281

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Summary