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{"bugzilla": {"description": "QGIS: QGIS GitHub Actions workflow: Remote Code Execution and repository compromise via insecure `pull_request_target` configuration", "id": "2433134", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2433134"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "9.9", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-863", "details": ["A flaw was found in the QGIS GitHub Actions workflow. This vulnerability allowed a remote attacker to achieve remote code execution and compromise the repository. The flaw occurred because the workflow used the `pull_request_target` trigger, which runs with the base repository's credentials, and then executed untrusted code from external pull requests in a privileged context. This could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges within the QGIS project's continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability."}, "name": "CVE-2026-24480", "public_date": "2026-01-27T00:32:04Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24480\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24480\nhttps://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commit/76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9\nhttps://github.com/qgis/QGIS/security/advisories/GHSA-7h99-4f97-h6rw"], "statement": "In the Red Hat context, the impact of this vulnerability is limited as it affects the GitHub Actions workflow of the QGIS project, not the QGIS application distributed in Red Hat products. The flaw allowed remote code execution and repository compromise within the QGIS project's CI/CD environment. Red Hat products that consume QGIS packages are not directly exposed to this vulnerability.", "threat_severity": "Important"}