{"id":"CVE-2025-30154","published":"2025-03-19T16:15:33Z","modified":"2026-06-17T09:08:15Z","title":"reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability","vendor":"reviewdog","product":"action-setup GitHub Action","tier":"core","eol":null,"description":{"text":"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.","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"summary":{"text":"The reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action, which installs reviewdog, contained embedded malicious code in its reviewdog/action-setup@v1 release during a compromise window on March 11, 2025, and other reviewdog actions that call it, including action-shellcheck, action-composite-template, action-staticcheck, action-ast-grep, and action-typos, are affected regardless of version or pinning method. An attacker who can get a workflow to run the affected action, with no authentication or user interaction required, can cause exposed secrets to be dumped into GitHub Actions workflow logs.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T07:11:54Z"},"cvss":{"score":8.6,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"epss":{"score":0.02485,"percentile":0.84565,"date":"2026-10-29","provenance":"source"},"kev":{"dateAdded":"2025-03-24","dueDate":"2025-04-14","ransomware":false,"requiredAction":"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.","notes":"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","provenance":"source"},"vulncheckKev":{"dateAdded":"2025-03-24","exploitedFirstSeen":"2025-03-24","ransomware":false,"evidence":[{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json","date":"2025-03-24"},{"url":"https://www.fortiguard.com/threat-signal-report/6052/github-actions-supply-chain-attack","date":"2025-03-25"},{"url":"https://www.loginsoft.com/reports/annually/vulnerability-intelligence-report-2025","date":"2026-01-20"}],"evidenceTotal":3,"provenance":"source"},"exploited":true,"otx":{"pulseCount":50,"pulses":[{"name":"Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 30, 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