CVE-2026-67308Disclosure

MEDIUMCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Exploitation observed; activity peaked at 4 mentions and remains active

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
  • Increase monitoring for publicly documented tradecraft

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

Wazuh workflows before 44bf114 contain a shell injection vulnerability in GitHub Actions that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by submitting pull requests with crafted VERSION.json files. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters into environment variables that are directly interpolated into run steps, enabling command execution and exfiltration of secrets including GITHUB_TOKEN and AWS credentials on self-hosted runners.

5.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-78

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 2 classified signals
  • Public PoC is present in monitored signal
  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 7 mentions across 3 observed days

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 2 signals
  • PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 3 signals
  • Technical details provided in 5 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 2d ago at 4 mentions (2026-08-01); latest day: 1
  • 7 total mentions across 3 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline7 mentions / 3d
01234Mentions · 2026-08-01: 4Mentions · 2026-08-02: 2Mentions · 2026-08-03: 1PoC Mentioned / Linked · 2026-08-03: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-08-01: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-08-02: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-01: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-03: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-01: 3Technical Details · 2026-08-02: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-03: 108-0108-0208-03
Signal classification4 categories
Disclosure
342.9%
Active Exploitation
228.6%
General
114.3%
Patch
114.3%
Referenced assets6 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-08-014
Active Exploitation1Disclosure2General1
2026-08-022
Active Exploitation1Disclosure1
2026-08-031
Patch1
Full discourse7 posts
  • SecAlerts@SecAlertsCo
    Active Exploitation

    🍴 Wazuh GitHub Actions hit with CVSS 10 shell injection - CVE-2026-67308. Attackers fork the repo, craft a malicious VERSION.json in a PR, and execute arbitrary OS commands in CI. Update to commit 44bf114+. #cybersecurity #ciso #vulnerabilities #mssp https://secalerts.co/vulnerability/CVE-2026-67308?utm_campaign=x https://t.co/9zes6zNvsm

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-67308 allows shell injection via a malicious VERSION.json in GitHub Actions, is actively being exploited in the wild, and has been patched in commit 44bf114+.

    01010268
    871 followersView on X
  • Sami Laiho@samilaiho
    Patch

    Wazuh GitHub Actions Shell Injection via Fork Pull Request URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67308 Classification: Critical, Solution: Official Fix, Exploit Maturity: Proof-of-Concept, CVSSv3.1: 10.0

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-67308 is a critical shell injection flaw in Wazuh GitHub Actions with an official fix available and PoC-level exploitation demonstrated, rated CVSS 10.0.

    01000992
    30.6K followersView on X
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Active Exploitation

    Attention, elevated activities detected targeting Wazuh Workflows (CVE-2026-67308) https://vuldb.com/vuln/385268/cti

    Post summary

    The brief alert indicates that elevated activity has been detected targeting the Wazuh Workflows CVE-2026-67308, suggesting that the vulnerability is currently being used in active attacks.

    00000111
    2.3K followersView on X
  • ThreatAft@ThreatAft
    Disclosure

    🔐 🚨 Wazuh GitHub Actions RCE — CVSS 10.0 CVE-2026-67308: Shell injection via crafted VERSION.json in fork pull requests → CI/CD pipeline takeover. Update to commit 44bf114 NOW. → http://threataft.com/articles/wazuh-github-actions-cve-2026-67308 #cybersecurity #infosec #Wazuh #GitHubActions #CICD #ThreatIntel

    Post summary

    A new CVE (CVE-2026-67308) is disclosed with detailed exploitation method and CVSS rating, but no PoC, tool, or active exploitation evidence is provided.

    0000061
    36 followersView on X
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Disclosure

    A severe vulnerability was disclosed for Wazuh Workflows (CVE-2026-67308) https://vuldb.com/vuln/385268

    Post summary

    A severe vulnerability (CVE-2026-67308) has been disclosed for Wazuh Workflows, with a reference to a VulDB entry, but no PoC, exploitation details, patches, or technical specifics are mentioned.

    00000134
    2.3K followersView on X
  • Upwind Security MDR@UpwindMDR
    Disclosure

    🚨Critical - Wazuh GitHub Actions Shell Injection via VERSION.json (CVE-2026-67308) Wazuh workflows before 44bf114 parse VERSION.json from PRs and export values into env vars that are interpolated in GitHub Actions run: steps. Shell metacharacters in VERSION.json break out into arbitrary command execution, enabling secret exfil (GITHUB_TOKEN/AWS creds) especially on self-hosted runners. 👉Affected: wazuh workflows < 44bf114 | Upgrade to 44bf114

    Post summary

    The tweet discloses a critical shell injection flaw in Wazuh GitHub Actions that permits arbitrary command execution and secret exfiltration; upgrading to commit 44bf114 resolves the issue.

    00000149
    278 followersView on X
  • Xavier Rivera@XavierRiveraX
    General

    NVD assigned CVE-2026-67308 (CVSS 10.0) to a shell injection flaw in Wazuh's GitHub Actions workflows. A crafted VERSION.json in a pull request lets attackers run arbitrary commands and exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN plus AWS credentials from self-hosted runners. https://thecircuitry.to/article/nvd-adds-shell-injection-flaw-in-wazuh-github-actions-workflows-as-cve-2026-6730-msaev55r

    Post summary

    The NVD has assigned CVE-2026-67308 as a shell injection flaw in Wazuh GitHub Actions that allows arbitrary command execution via a crafted VERSION.json, but the post provides no evidence of exploitation or remediation.

    00000125
    597 followersView on X

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