CVE-2026-44590Sherlock: Command Injection via pull_request_target in validate_modified_targets.yml
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Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across social networks. Prior to 0.16.1, the GitHub Actions workflow validate_modified_targets.yml is vulnerable to command injection via the pull_request_target trigger. Any GitHub user can execute arbitrary commands on the CI runner and exfiltrate the GITHUB_TOKEN by opening a pull request. No approval, review, or merge is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.1.
- CVSS
- 9.3 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
sherlock-project sherlock sherlock_project:sherlock (from the name) | before 0.16.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wr-ccr4-x8g9x-refsource-confirm
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