CVE-2025-30154
Published 2025-03-19 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security-advisories@github.com
Summary
CVE-2025-30154 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in reviewdog action-setup GitHub Action. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 24, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 14, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns.
All 1 known-exploited reviewdog vulnerabilities →Description
reviewdog/action-setup is a GitHub action that installs reviewdog. reviewdog/action-setup@v1 was compromised March 11, 2025, between 18:42 and 20:31 UTC, with malicious code added that dumps exposed secrets to Github Actions Workflow Logs. Other reviewdog actions that use `reviewdog/action-setup@v1` that would also be compromised, regardless of version or pinning method, are reviewdog/action-shellcheck, reviewdog/action-composite-template, reviewdog/action-staticcheck, reviewdog/action-ast-grep, and reviewdog/action-typos.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: reviewdog — action-setup GitHub Action
Name: reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-03-24 · Due: 2025-04-14
Required action: Apply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/3f401fe1d58fe77e10d665ab713057375e39b887
- https://github.com/reviewdog/action-setup/commit/f0d342d24037bb11d26b9bd8496e0808ba32e9ec
- https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/issues/2079
- https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/security/advisories/GHSA-qmg3-hpqr-gqvc
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/new-github-action-supply-chain-attack-reviewdog-action-setup
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-30154