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Fencer Vulns
high 8.6

CVE-2025-30154 kev in the critical feed json

Multiple Reviewdog actions were compromised during a specific time period

published 2025-03-19 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-6724 , GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc

cvss
8.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2025-03-24
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

reviewdog/action-setup is a GitHub action that installs reviewdog. reviewdog/action-setup@v1 was compromised March 11, 2025, between 18:42 and 20:31 UTC, with malicious code added that dumps exposed secrets to Github Actions Workflow Logs. Other reviewdog actions that use `reviewdog/action-setup@v1` that would also be compromised, regardless of version or pinning method, are reviewdog/action-shellcheck, reviewdog/action-composite-template, reviewdog/action-staticcheck, reviewdog/action-ast-grep, and reviewdog/action-typos.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  • reviewdog action-ast-grep 1.26.2
  • reviewdog action-composite-template 0.20.2
  • reviewdog action-shellcheck 1.29.2
  • reviewdog action-staticcheck 1.26.2
  • reviewdog action-typos 1.17.2

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  4. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
19 mo ago
Patch by
2025-04-14 (18 mo ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product
reviewdog, action-setup GitHub Action
CISA name
reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
19 mo ago

Exploit prediction

2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • wiz.io https://www.wiz.io/blog/new-github-action-supply-chain-attack-reviewdog-action-setup referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:H
NVD 3.1 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
github-actions reviewdog/action-setup
1 listed version
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • reviewdog reviewdog

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.