CVE-2024-54132

GitHub CLI allows downloading malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact to result in path traversal vulnerability

Published Dec 4, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The GitHub CLI is GitHub’s official command line tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI that could create or overwrite files in unintended directories when users download a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. This vulnerability stems from a GitHub Actions workflow artifact named .. when downloaded using gh run download. The artifact name and --dir flag are used to determine the artifact’s download path. When the artifact is named .., the resulting files within the artifact are extracted exactly 1 directory higher than the specified --dir flag value. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.1.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3409 The GitHub CLI is GitHub’s official command line tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI that could create or overwrite files in unintended directories when users download a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. This vulnerability stems from a GitHub Actions workflow artifact named .. when downloaded using gh run download. The artifact name and --dir flag are used to determine the artifact’s download path. When the artifact is named .., the resulting files within the artifact are extracted exactly 1 directory higher than the specified --dir flag value. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.1.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2m9h-r57g-45pj Downloading malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact results in path traversal vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8012-1 GitHub CLI vulnerabilities
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The GitHub CLI is GitHub’s official command line tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI that could create or overwrite files in unintended directories when users download a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. This vulnerability stems from a GitHub Actions workflow artifact named .. when downloaded using gh run download. The artifact name and --dir flag are used to determine the artifact’s download path. When the artifact is named .., the resulting files within the artifact are extracted exactly 1 directory higher than the specified --dir flag value. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.1.
Title GitHub CLI allows downloading malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact to result in path traversal vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Dec 4, 2024, 9:40 PM
Reserved
Nov 29, 2024, 6:02 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Dec 4, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:09 AM