Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across social networks. Prior to 0.16.1, the GitHub Actions workflow validate_modified_targets.yml is vulnerable to command injection via the pull_request_target trigger. Any GitHub user can execute arbitrary commands on the CI runner and exfiltrate the GITHUB_TOKEN by opening a pull request. No approval, review, or merge is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.1.
CVE-2026-44590
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.1%, top 37% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.3
- EG Score
- 9.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 63.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 27, 2026
Last Modified
May 29, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated May 28, 2026Command Injection via pull_request_target in validate_modified_targets.yml · Advisory · sherlock-project/sherlock · GitHub
https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wr-ccr4-x8g9Weakness Classification(1)
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