VNX-GH-012 – Hard-coded container registry credentials

Overview

Credentials written into the workflow file are visible to anyone who can read the repository and persist in git history.

Severity: High | Confidence: high | CWE: CWE-798 | Command: vulnetix gha workflows

Remediation

Store the password as an Actions secret and reference it as ${{ secrets.NAME }}. Rotate the exposed credential.

Scoring

CWSS vector at the rule’s default severity: CWSS:1.0/TI:H/AP:A/AL:A/IC:N/FC:LT/RP:N/RL:A/AV:I/AS:N/IN:A/SC:A/BI:H/DI:H/EX:H/EC:N/P:W. A finding whose severity the repository’s settings moved is scored at its adjusted severity.