{"id":"CVE-2025-30154","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2025-30154","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T07:05:45.485Z","title":"reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability","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.","published":"2025-03-19T16:15:34.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T09:08:16.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-506"],"affected":["reviewdog/action-ast-grep","reviewdog/action-composite-template","reviewdog/action-setup","reviewdog/action-shellcheck","reviewdog/action-staticcheck","reviewdog/action-typos"],"epss":{"score":0.02485,"percentile":0.84589,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2025-03-24","dueDate":"2025-04-14","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","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.\nThis 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"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/3f401fe1d58fe77e10d665ab713057375e39b887","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/f0d342d24037bb11d26b9bd8496e0808ba32e9ec","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/issues/2079","tags":["Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/security/advisories/GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://www.wiz.io/blog/new-github-action-supply-chain-attack-reviewdog-action-setup","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-30154","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30154","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}