CVE-2026-44590
CRITICAL EPSS 62.6%
Published May 27, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.3 CVSS 3.1
Published May 27, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across social networks. Prior to 0.16.1, the GitHub Actions workflow validate_modified_targets.yml is vulnerable to command injection via the pull_request_target trigger. Any GitHub user can execute arbitrary commands on the CI runner and exfiltrate the GITHUB_TOKEN by opening a pull request. No approval, review, or merge is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.1.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
62.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection
References 1
- github.com https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wr-ccr4-x8g9
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.