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CVE-2024-54132

GitHub CLI allows downloading malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact to result in path traversal vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 4, 2024 at 03:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCli

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The GitHub CLI is GitHub’s official command line tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI that could create or overwrite files in unintended directories when users download a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. This vulnerability stems from a GitHub Actions workflow artifact named .. when downloaded using gh run download. The artifact name and --dir flag are used to determine the artifact’s download path. When the artifact is named .., the resulting files within the artifact are extracted exactly 1 directory higher than the specified --dir flag value. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cli· Cli
60%
v < 2.63.1
Affected range stops below 2.63.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cli/cli/commit/1136764c369aaf0cae4ec2ee09dc35d871076932
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cli/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-2m9h-r57g-45pj

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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