CVE-2023-51664

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2023-51664 · Published 27/12/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-51664 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting changed-files (tj-actions).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.4%, higher than 88.7% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 41.0.0 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
changed-files tj-actions	`< 41.0.0`	`41.0.0`

Description

tj-actions/changed-files is a Github action to retrieve all files and directories. Prior to 41.0.0, the `tj-actions/changed-files` workflow allows for command injection in changed filenames, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code and potentially leak secrets. This issue may lead to arbitrary command execution in the GitHub Runner. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 41.0.0. Users are advised to upgrade.

References

tj-actions/changed-files commit 0102c07 · Patch
tj-actions/changed-files commit 716b1e1 · Patch
tj-actions/changed-files commit ff2f6e6 · Patch
tj-actions/changed-files security advisory · Exploit

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