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CVE-2026-44590

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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.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-27 20:16:37.293000
Last modified
2026-10-26 11:10:00.157000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-44590",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-27T20:16:37.293",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T11:10:00.157",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Sherlock rastrea cuentas de redes sociales por nombre de usuario en diversas redes sociales. Antes de la versión 0.16.1, el flujo de trabajo de GitHub Actions validate_modified_targets.yml es vulnerable a inyección de comandos a través del activador pull_request_target. Cualquier usuario de GitHub puede ejecutar comandos arbitrarios en el ejecutor de CI y exfiltrar el GITHUB_TOKEN abriendo una solicitud de extracción. No se requiere aprobación, revisión ni fusión. Esta vulnerabilidad está corregida en la versión 0.16.1."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "sherlock-project",
          "product": "sherlock",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 0.16.1",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N",
          "baseScore": 9.3,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
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  "weaknesses": [
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      "type": "Secondary",
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wr-ccr4-x8g9",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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