CVE-2025-30154
Multiple Reviewdog actions were compromised during a specific time period
reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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.
CISA 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
Description
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.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| reviewdog | reviewdog | = 1 |
References
5 Links- https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/security/advisories/GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc
- https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/issues/2079
- https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/3f401fe1d58fe77e10d665ab713057375e39b887
- https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/f0d342d24037bb11d26b9bd8496e0808ba32e9ec
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/new-github-action-supply-chain-attack-reviewdog-action-setup
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