CVE-2026-44590

CRITICAL

Sherlock: Command Injection via pull_request_target in validate_modified_targets.yml

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across social networks. Prior to 0.16.1, the GitHub Actions workflow validate_modified_targets.yml is vulnerable to command injection via the pull_request_target trigger. Any GitHub user can execute arbitrary commands on the CI runner and exfiltrate the GITHUB_TOKEN by opening a pull request. No approval, review, or merge is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.1.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 9.3
EPSS 0.0114
EPSS Percentile 62.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
sherlock-project/sherlock < 0.16.1
Published May 27, 2026
Tracked Since May 28, 2026