CVE-2026-32946Harden-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. In versions 2.15.1 and below, the Harden-Runner that allows bypass of the egress-policy: block network restriction using DNS queries over TCP. Egress policies are enforced on GitHub runners by filtering outbound connections at the network layer. When egress-policy: block is enabled with a restrictive allowed-endpoints list (e.g., only github.com:443), all non-compliant traffic should be denied. However, DNS queries over TCP, commonly used for large responses or fallback from UDP, are not adequately restricted. Tools like dig can explicitly initiate TCP-based DNS queries (+tcp flag) without being blocked. This vulnerability requires the attacker to already have code execution capabilities within the GitHub Actions workflow. The issue has been fixed in version 2.16.0.
- CVSS
- 2.7 LOW (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-693, CWE-863
- 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 2.16.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/step-security/harden-runner/releases/tag/v2.16.0product, release-notes
- https://github.com/step-security/harden-runner/security/advisories/GHSA-g699-3x6g-wm3gvendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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