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CVE-2025-30066 Detail

Description

tj-actions changed-files before 46 allows remote attackers to discover secrets by reading actions logs. (The tags v1 through v45.0.7 were affected on 2025-03-14 and 2025-03-15 because they were modified by a threat actor to point at commit 0e58ed8, which contained malicious updateFeatures code.)


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score matches with CNA score
CNA:  MITRE
Base Score:  8.6 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://blog.gitguardian.com/compromised-tj-actions/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/chains-project/maven-lockfile/pull/1111 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/11127 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/github/docs/blob/962a1c8dccb8c0f66548b324e5b921b5e4fbc3d6/content/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions.md?plain=1#L191-L193 Product 
https://github.com/modal-labs/modal-examples/issues/1100 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/rackerlabs/genestack/pull/903 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73/README.md?plain=1#L20-L28 Product 
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2464 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2477 Issue Tracking 
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43367987 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43368870 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://semgrep.dev/blog/2025/popular-github-action-tj-actionschanged-files-is-compromised/ Third Party Advisory 
https://sysdig.com/blog/detecting-and-mitigating-the-tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-attack-cve-2025-30066/ Mitigation  Third Party Advisory 
https://web.archive.org/web/20250315060250/https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463 Issue Tracking 
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/18/supply-chain-compromise-third-party-github-action-cve-2025-30066 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/harden-runner-detection-tj-actions-changed-files-action-is-compromised Exploit  Mitigation  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.stream.security/post/github-action-supply-chain-attack-exposes-secrets-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-respond Third Party Advisory 
https://www.sweet.security/blog/cve-2025-30066-tj-actions-supply-chain-attack Third Party Advisory 
https://www.wiz.io/blog/github-action-tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-attack-cve-2025-30066 Third Party Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability 03/18/2025 04/08/2025 Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code MITRE  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:tj-actions:changed-files:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
45.0.7

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Change History

11 change records found show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-30066
NVD Published Date:
03/15/2025
NVD Last Modified:
03/19/2025
Source:
MITRE