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CVE-2025-30154

reviewdog — reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

reviewdog · CWE-506 · in CISA KEV since 2025-03-24

KEV since 2025 · listed over a yearCISA KEVActively Exploited
75

EVRS 75 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 1,212 of 2,960 tracked

Raised to the floor for a confirmed exploited vulnerability.

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Why it scores 75

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.025.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

  • 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
  • nvd.nist.gov/…/CVE-2025-30154

Fixed in

action-ast-grep: update to 1.26.2 or later | action-composite-template: update to 0.20.2 or later | action-shellcheck: update to 1.29.2 or later | action-staticcheck: update to 1.26.2 or later | action-typos: update to 1.17.2 or later

Affected versions

  • reviewdog/action-setup (actions)affected = 1, no fixed version listed

Remediation

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.

Fixed versions from NVD. Affected packages also in GitHub Advisory GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc (CC BY 4.0).

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 8.6 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.025 (84.5th pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2025-04-14 · KEV since 2025 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. None known Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 8.6 (v3.1), assigned by GitHub_M. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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.

What CISA says to do

  • 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
  • nvd.nist.gov/…/CVE-2025-30154