CVE-2026-35580 json
Emissary has GitHub Actions Shell Injection via Workflow Inputs
published 7mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-19728 , GHSA-3g6g-gq4r-xjm9
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- 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
Emissary is a P2P based data-driven workflow engine. Prior to 8.39.0, GitHub Actions workflow files contained shell injection points where user-controlled workflow_dispatch inputs were interpolated directly into shell commands via ${{ }} expression syntax. An attacker with repository write access could inject arbitrary shell commands, leading to repository poisoning and supply chain compromise affecting all downstream users. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.39.0.
Patch / fix
- maven gov.nsa.emissary:emissary 8.39.0
- gov.nsa.emissary emissary 8.39.0
- nsa emissary 8.39.0
- Botan openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.11.1-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10540-1
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary#1286 pull request
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary#1288 pull request
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- 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).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-3g6g-gq4r-xjm9 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | gov.nsa.emissary:emissary | <8.39.0 |
8.39.0 |
Affected products
- NationalSecurityAgency emissary
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/pull/1286
web, patch
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/pull/1288
web, patch
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-3g6g-gq4r-xjm9
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35580
advisory
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-35580
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3g6g-gq4r-xjm9
- NVD CVE-2026-35580
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