CVE-2026-25598Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners.
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Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. Prior to 2.14.2, a security vulnerability has been identified in the Harden-Runner GitHub Action (Community Tier) that allows outbound network connections to evade audit logging. Specifically, outbound traffic using the sendto, sendmsg, and sendmmsg socket system calls can bypass detection and logging when using egress-policy: audit. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.14.2.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-778
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
stepsecurity harden-runner stepsecurity:harden-runner | before 2.14.2 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/step-security/harden-runner/releases/tag/v2.14.2release-notes
- https://github.com/step-security/harden-runner/security/advisories/GHSA-cpmj-h4f6-r6pqvendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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