CVE-2025-30066
tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Embedded Ma - [Actively Exploited]
Description
tj-actions changed-files before 46 allows remote attackers to discover secrets by reading actions logs. (The tags v1 through v45.0.7 were affected on 2025-03-14 and 2025-03-15 because they were modified by a threat actor to point at commit 0e58ed8, which contained malicious updateFeatures code.)
INFO
Published Date :
March 15, 2025, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 29, 2025, 1 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.
The tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to discover secrets by reading actions logs. These secrets may include, but are not limited to, valid AWS access keys, GitHub personal access tokens (PATs), npm tokens, and private RSA keys.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73/README.md?plain=1#L20-L28 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30066
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-30066 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-30066.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A GitHub action to detect mutable third-party references used in GitHub repository
ci-cd custom-action devsecops github-actions security security-audit security-tools security-automation
A SAST tool to Identify & fix supply-chain vulnerabilities to GitHub actions
ci-cd cyber-security cybersecurity devsecops github-actions security-tools supply-chain-security
Go Shell
None
Python
Test CVE-2025-30066
None
Makefile Rust Shell AutoHotkey
Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. It monitors network egress, file integrity, and process activity on those runners, detecting threats in real-time.
github-actions actions supply-chain-security hardening security-hardening runners egress-filtering network-security runtime-security
TypeScript JavaScript
A repository of breaches of AWS customers
📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.
security cve exploit poc vulnerability
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-30066 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-30066 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Mar. 29, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. 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. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tj-actions:changed-files:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 45.0.7 Added Reference Type MITRE: https://blog.gitguardian.com/compromised-tj-actions/ Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/chains-project/maven-lockfile/pull/1111 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/11127 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/github/docs/blob/962a1c8dccb8c0f66548b324e5b921b5e4fbc3d6/content/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions.md?plain=1#L191-L193 Types: Product Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/modal-labs/modal-examples/issues/1100 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/rackerlabs/genestack/pull/903 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73/README.md?plain=1#L20-L28 Types: Product Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2464 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2477 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type MITRE: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43367987 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43368870 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://semgrep.dev/blog/2025/popular-github-action-tj-actionschanged-files-is-compromised/ Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://sysdig.com/blog/detecting-and-mitigating-the-tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-attack-cve-2025-30066/ Types: Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://web.archive.org/web/20250315060250/https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/18/supply-chain-compromise-third-party-github-action-cve-2025-30066 Types: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/harden-runner-detection-tj-actions-changed-files-action-is-compromised Types: Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.stream.security/post/github-action-supply-chain-attack-exposes-secrets-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-respond Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.sweet.security/blog/cve-2025-30066-tj-actions-supply-chain-attack Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.wiz.io/blog/github-action-tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-attack-cve-2025-30066 Types: Third Party Advisory -
CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Mar. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Date Added 2025-03-18 Added Due Date 2025-04-08 Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Added Vulnerability Name tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://blog.gitguardian.com/compromised-tj-actions/ -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mar. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/18/supply-chain-compromise-third-party-github-action-cve-2025-30066 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2477 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.stream.security/post/github-action-supply-chain-attack-exposes-secrets-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-respond Added Reference https://www.sweet.security/blog/cve-2025-30066-tj-actions-supply-chain-attack Added Reference https://www.wiz.io/blog/github-action-tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-attack-cve-2025-30066 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description tj-actions changed-files through 45.0.7 allows remote attackers to discover secrets by reading actions logs. (The tags v1 through v45.0.7 were not originally affected, but were modified by a threat actor to point at commit 0e58ed8, which contains the malicious updateFeatures code.) tj-actions changed-files before 46 allows remote attackers to discover secrets by reading actions logs. (The tags v1 through v45.0.7 were affected on 2025-03-14 and 2025-03-15 because they were modified by a threat actor to point at commit 0e58ed8, which contained malicious updateFeatures code.) Added Reference https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73/README.md?plain=1#L20-L28 Added Reference https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2464 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/11127 Added Reference https://github.com/modal-labs/modal-examples/issues/1100 Added Reference https://sysdig.com/blog/detecting-and-mitigating-the-tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-attack-cve-2025-30066/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/chains-project/maven-lockfile/pull/1111 Added Reference https://github.com/rackerlabs/genestack/pull/903 Added Reference https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43367987 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20250315060250/https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description tj-actions changed-files through 45.0.7 allows remote attackers to discover secrets by reading actions logs. (The tags v1 through v45.0.7 were not originally affected, but were modified by a threat actor to point at commit 0e58ed8, which contains the malicious updateFeatures code.) Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-506 Added Reference https://github.com/github/docs/blob/962a1c8dccb8c0f66548b324e5b921b5e4fbc3d6/content/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions.md?plain=1#L191-L193 Added Reference https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463 Added Reference https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43368870 Added Reference https://semgrep.dev/blog/2025/popular-github-action-tj-actionschanged-files-is-compromised/ Added Reference https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/harden-runner-detection-tj-actions-changed-files-action-is-compromised
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-30066 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-30066
weaknesses.