CVE-2026-34041
criticalact is a project which allows for local running of github actions. Prior to version 0.2.86, act unconditionally processes the deprecated ::set-env:: and ::add-path:: workflow commands, which was disabled due to environment injection risks. When a workflow step echoes untrusted data to stdout, an attacker can inject these commands to set arbitrary environment variables or modify the PATH for all subsequent steps in the job. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.86.
9.8
cvss
critical
common vulnerability scoring system v3.1. measures intrinsic severity on a 0-10 scale.
epss
0.0004
kev
no
cisa known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. confirmed active exploitation.
CVSS 3.1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System v3.1
9.8
/ 10
CRITICAL
exploitability
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Vector (AV:N): exploitable remotely over the network — most dangerous. no physical or adjacent access needed.
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Complexity (AC:L): no special conditions needed. attack can be reliably reproduced.
Privileges Required
None
Privileges Required (PR:N): no authentication needed. any anonymous attacker can exploit this.
User Interaction
None
User Interaction (UI:N): no victim action needed. fully exploitable without user interaction.
impact
Scope
Unchanged
Scope (S:U): impact limited to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
High
Confidentiality (C:H): total information disclosure. attacker gains access to all data within the component.
Integrity
High
Integrity (I:H): complete data modification possible. attacker can modify any data.
Availability
High
Availability (A:H): total denial of service. attacker can fully shut down the resource.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0
Common Vulnerability Scoring System v4.0
7.7
/ 10
HIGH
exploitability
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Vector (AV:N): exploitable remotely over the network — most dangerous. no physical or adjacent access needed.
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Complexity (AC:L): no special conditions needed. attack can be reliably reproduced.
Attack Requirements
Present
Attack Requirements (AT:P): requires specific conditions in the target environment.
Privileges Required
None
Privileges Required (PR:N): no authentication needed. any anonymous attacker can exploit this.
User Interaction
Passive
User Interaction (UI:P): victim must perform a limited, passive action (e.g. opening a document).
vulnerable system impact
Vuln Confidentiality
High
Confidentiality (VC:H): total information disclosure. attacker gains access to all data within the component.
Vuln Integrity
High
Integrity (VI:H): complete data modification possible. attacker can modify any data.
Vuln Availability
High
Availability (VA:H): total denial of service. attacker can fully shut down the resource.
subsequent system impact
Sub Confidentiality
None
Subsequent Confidentiality: impact on data confidentiality of downstream/connected systems. Value: N (None)
Sub Integrity
None
Subsequent Integrity: impact on data integrity of downstream/connected systems. Value: N (None)
Sub Availability
None
Subsequent Availability: impact on service availability of downstream/connected systems. Value: N (None)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
activity density
rdintel assessment
composite score from 15+ signals including exploitation status, epss probability, detection coverage, and community attention. 0-100 scale.
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