Description
act is a project which allows for local running of github actions. Prior to version 0.2.86, act unconditionally processes the deprecated ::set-env:: and ::add-path:: workflow commands, which was disabled due to environment injection risks. When a workflow step echoes untrusted data to stdout, an attacker can inject these commands to set arbitrary environment variables or modify the PATH for all subsequent steps in the job. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.86.
Published: 2026-03-31
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unrestricted environment variable injection and PATH manipulation
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xmgr-9pqc-h5vw act: Unrestricted set-env and add-path command processing enables environment injection
History

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nektos:act:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nektos
Nektos act
Vendors & Products Nektos
Nektos act

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000

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Description act is a project which allows for local running of github actions. Prior to version 0.2.86, act unconditionally processes the deprecated ::set-env:: and ::add-path:: workflow commands, which was disabled due to environment injection risks. When a workflow step echoes untrusted data to stdout, an attacker can inject these commands to set arbitrary environment variables or modify the PATH for all subsequent steps in the job. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.86.
Title act: Unrestricted set-env and add-path command processing enables environment injection
Weaknesses CWE-74
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T14:49:57.581Z

Reserved: 2026-03-25T15:29:04.744Z

Link: CVE-2026-34041

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T14:49:34.731Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-31T03:15:58.053

Modified: 2026-04-06T15:34:15.297

Link: CVE-2026-34041

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T08:08:13Z

Weaknesses