CVE-2026-34042
HIGHact: actions/cache server allows malicious cache injection
Title source: cnaDescription
act is a project which allows for local running of github actions. Prior to version 0.2.86, act's built in actions/cache server listens to connections on all interfaces and allows anyone who can connect to it including someone anywhere on the internet to create caches with arbitrary keys and retrieve all existing caches. If they can predict which cache keys will be used by local actions, they can create malicious caches containing whatever files they please most likely allowing arbitrary remote code execution within the docker container. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.86.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
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https://github.com/nektos/act/security/advisories/GHSA-x34h-54cw-9825
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https://github.com/nektos/act/commit/c28c27e141e8b54f9853de82f421ee09846751f7
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https://code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner/issues/294
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https://github.com/nektos/act/releases/tag/v0.2.86
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
36.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
nektos/act
0 - 0.2.86Go
nektos/act
< 0.2.86
Published
Mar 31, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 31, 2026