CVE-2025-30154
reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 14 April 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.40% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 24 March 2025 · due 14 April 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-506
- Affected
- reviewdog/action-ast-grep · reviewdog/action-composite-template · reviewdog/action-setup · reviewdog/action-shellcheck · reviewdog/action-staticcheck · reviewdog/action-typos
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
CISA notes
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. This vulnerability affects a common open-source project, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/18/supply-chain-compromise-third-party-tj-actionschanged-files-cve-2025-30066-and-reviewdogaction ; Additional References: https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/security/advisories/GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30154
References
- https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/3f401fe1d58fe77e10d665ab713057375e39b887Patch
- https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/f0d342d24037bb11d26b9bd8496e0808ba32e9ecPatch
- https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/issues/2079Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/security/advisories/GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvcVendor Advisory
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/new-github-action-supply-chain-attack-reviewdog-action-setupExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-30154US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.