CVE-2025-53546Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Repository takeover via untrusted workflow checkout

Published Jul 9, 2025 · Updated Jul 9, 2025

Untrusted code execution in RSSNext Folo before 585c6a591440cd39f92374230ac5d65d7dd23d6a allows remote attackers to take over its repository. The pull_request_target workflow checks out an attacker-controlled pull-request branch and runs its package scripts with base-repository secrets. A public pull request requires no repository privileges; the exposed GITHUB_TOKEN permits secret theft and content writes.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted code execution in RSSNext Folo before 585c6a591440cd39f92374230ac5d65d7dd23d6a allows remote attackers to take over its repository. The pull_request_target workflow checks out an attacker-controlled pull-request branch and runs its package scripts with base-repository secrets. A public pull request requires no repository privileges; the exposed GITHUB_TOKEN permits secret theft and content writes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53546
Published
Jul 9, 2025
Updated
Jul 9, 2025
Vendor
Themify
Product
Folo
Classifications
CWE-829, T1528
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 585c6a591440cd39f92374230ac5d65d7dd23d6a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Themify · Foloversion=< 585c6a591440cd39f92374230ac5d65d7dd23d6a

Published CVSS scores

9.1GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
T1528Steal Application Access Token

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