VNX-GH-022 – Privileged job restores a cache keyed on contributor input

Overview

A key built from the head branch or head SHA lets a contributor choose which entry the privileged job restores; restoring a cache after checking out the pull request saves the contributor’s files under a key later trusted runs restore.

Severity: High | Confidence: medium | CWE: CWE-349, CWE-494 | Command: vulnetix gha workflows

Remediation

Key caches only on base-branch content (hashFiles of the base checkout), and do not cache in a job that checked out untrusted code.

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:M/EC:N/P:W. A finding whose severity the repository’s settings moved is scored at its adjusted severity.