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
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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",
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"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": [
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"version": "< 0.16.1",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"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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"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 4.7
}
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wr-ccr4-x8g9",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
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