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CVE-2026-12567
Published:June 17, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
The github_workflows module constructs local directory paths from user-controlled repository names without validating for symlinks. A local attacker sharing the scan directory can plant a symlink at the predictable output path, causing workflow data to be written to an attacker-chosen location.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.0.0.0rc <v3.0.0.1153rc
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.0.0.1153rc
bbot (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.8.5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.8.5
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
2.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09