CVE-2024-54132Network attack vector

Local file overwrite via artifact-name path traversal

Published Dec 4, 2024 · Updated Dec 4, 2024

Path traversal in GitHub CLI before 2.63.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite local files through a malicious workflow artifact. The gh run download path builder joins the --dir destination with an artifact name of .. without confirming that the resolved path remains below the destination. Reachability requires gh run download to retrieve an attacker-controlled Actions artifact; exploitation can create or replace files exactly one directory above the selected destination.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in GitHub CLI before 2.63.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite local files through a malicious workflow artifact. The gh run download path builder joins the --dir destination with an artifact name of .. without confirming that the resolved path remains below the destination. Reachability requires gh run download to retrieve an attacker-controlled Actions artifact; exploitation can create or replace files exactly one directory above the selected destination.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-54132
Published
Dec 4, 2024
Updated
Dec 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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