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High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-52137

CVE-2023-52137

Description

The `tj-actions/verify-changed-files` action allows for command injection in changed filenames, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code and potentially leak secrets. The `verify-changed-files` workflow returns the list of files changed within a workflow execution. This could potentially allow filenames that contain special characters such as ; which can be used by an attacker to take over the GitHub Runner if the output value is used in a raw fashion (thus being directly replaced before execution) inside a run block. By running custom commands, an attacker may be able to steal secrets such as GITHUB_TOKEN if triggered on other events than pull_request.

This has been patched in versions 17 and 17.0.0 by enabling safe_output by default and returning filename paths escaping special characters for bash environments.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
tj-actions/verify-changed-filesGitHub Actions
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