CVE-2025-30066
Actively exploited. CVE-2025-30066 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-18) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2025-30066 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to discover secrets by reading Github Actions Workflow Logs. These secrets may include, but are not limited to, valid AWS access keys, GitHub personal access tokens (PATs), npm tokens, and private RSA keys.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The GitHub Action contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that allows secrets to be discovered.
- Who is affected
- Users of the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action are affected.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Remove or update the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action to a secure version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2025-30066 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
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Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-30066: tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-03-18
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