CVE-2025-30066

CRITICALNVD 8.69.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-18), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.6 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 70%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · epss highExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.)

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
96(Attend)
EG Risk 96/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
70%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 15, 2025

Last Modified

November 5, 2025

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr.
generic

Aftercare for Users of Versions with Potentially Exposed Secrets · Issue #2477 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2477
generic

[BUG] Pretty sure this repo got hacked and if you use this it will send your secrets to a hacker · Issue #2464 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2464
generic

Multiple tags in this action are compromised · Issue #2463 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463
generic

changed-files/README.md at 45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73/README.md?plain=1#L20-L28
github_pr Patch Available

fix: Use git to derive changed files instead

Patch available: rackerlabs/genestack release-1.0-rc2 (PR #903 merged 2025-03-15)

https://github.com/rackerlabs/genestack/pull/903
generic

modal-examples is using a compromised tj-actions/changed-files GitHub action (CVE-2025-30066) · Issue #1100 · modal-labs/modal-examples · GitHub

https://github.com/modal-labs/modal-examples/issues/1100
generic

docs/content/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions.md at 962a1c8dccb8c0f66548b324e5b921b5e4fbc3d6 · github/docs · GitHub

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
generic

arduino-esp32 is using a compromised tj-actions/changed-files GitHub action (CVE-2025-30066) · Issue #11127 · espressif/arduino-esp32 · GitHub

https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/11127
github_pr

:bookmark:(deps): Update tj-actions/changed-files digest to 0e58ed8

Fix merged in chains-project/maven-lockfile PR #1111 on 2025-03-14 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/chains-project/maven-lockfile/pull/1111
generic

Compromised tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action: A look at publicly leaked secrets

https://blog.gitguardian.com/compromised-tj-actions/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 60× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 203 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 21:25 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-09-17 21:58 UTCEG score recompute
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  8. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
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  15. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-11 18:49 UTCCISA KEV update
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  21. 2026-09-10 19:28 UTCCISA KEV update
  22. 2026-09-10 09:57 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-10 09:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-09 19:08 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-09-08 18:54 UTCCISA KEV update
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  1. 2026-09-07 19:16 UTCEG score recompute
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  7. 2026-09-04 17:38 UTCCISA KEV update
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  12. 2026-09-02 17:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  13. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-31 14:19 UTCCISA KEV update
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  20. 2026-08-27 17:22 UTCCISA KEV update
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  22. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-26 17:41 UTCCISA KEV update
  24. 2026-08-25 13:50 UTCEG score recompute
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  26. 2026-08-24 18:52 UTCCISA KEV update
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  34. 2026-08-21 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
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  36. 2026-08-20 17:06 UTCCISA KEV update
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  38. 2026-08-19 17:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  39. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-18 16:58 UTCCISA KEV update
  41. 2026-08-17 13:56 UTCCISA KEV update
  42. 2026-08-16 02:42 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-16 02:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-11 19:32 UTCCISA KEV update
  51. 2026-08-11 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
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  53. 2026-08-07 17:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  54. 2026-08-07 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-05 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-05 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-05 17:25 UTCCISA KEV update
  58. 2026-08-04 17:03 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-04 17:02 UTCCISA KEV update
  60. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  63. 2026-08-03 19:22 UTCCISA KEV update
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  69. 2026-07-29 19:27 UTCCISA KEV update
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  72. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  73. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  74. 2026-07-26 13:34 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-07-26 01:49 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-30066?
CVE-2025-30066 is a critical vulnerability published on March 15, 2025. 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.)
When was CVE-2025-30066 disclosed?
CVE-2025-30066 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 15, 2025, with the most recent update on November 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-30066 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-30066 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 18, 2025, affecting tj-actions changed-files GitHub Action. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-30066?
CVE-2025-30066 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-30066?
CVE-2025-30066 affects tj-actions changed-files GitHub Action. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-30066?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-30066, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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