CVE-2026-31976 json
xygeni-action v5 tag poisoned with C2 backdoor
published 7mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-11331 , GHSA-f8q5-h5qh-33mh
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
xygeni-action is the GitHub Action for Xygeni Scanner. On March 3, 2026, an attacker with access to compromised credentials created a series of pull requests (#46, #47, #48) injecting obfuscated shell code into action.yml. The PRs were blocked by branch protection rules and never merged into the main branch. However, the attacker used the compromised GitHub App credentials to move the mutable v5 tag to point at the malicious commit (4bf1d4e19ad81a3e8d4063755ae0f482dd3baf12) from one of the unmerged PRs. This commit remained in the repository's git object store, and any workflow referencing @v5 would fetch and execute it. This is a supply chain compromise via tag poisoning. Any GitHub Actions workflow referencing xygeni/xygeni-action@v5 during the affected window (approximately March 3–10, 2026) executed a C2 implant that granted the attacker arbitrary command execution on the CI runner for up to 180 seconds per workflow run.
Patch / fix
- github-actions xygeni/xygeni-action 6.4.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 7mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| github-actions | xygeni/xygeni-action | >=5, <6.4.0 |
6.4.0 |
Affected products
- xygeni xygeni-action
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code
References
-
github.com
/xygeni/xygeni-action/security/advisories/GHSA-f8q5-h5qh-33mh
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/xygeni/xygeni-action/issues/54
web, issue-tracking
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31976
advisory
-
github.com
/xygeni/xygeni-action
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-31976
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-f8q5-h5qh-33mh
- NVD CVE-2026-31976
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