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opened on Oct 1, 2025
📂 Vulnerable Library - actions-toolkit-4.0.0.tgz

A toolkit for building GitHub Actions in Node.js

Findings

Finding Severity 🎯 CVSS Exploit Maturity EPSS Library Type Fixed in Remediation Available Reachability
CVE-289561-266276 🟣 Critical 9.8 N/A N/A inherits-2.0.4.tgz Transitive N/A ❌
CVE-2021-44906 🟣 Critical 9.3 Not Defined < 1% minimist-1.2.5.tgz Transitive N/A ❌ Unreachable
CVE-2022-3517 🔴 High 8.7 Not Defined < 1% minimatch-3.0.4.tgz Transitive N/A ❌ Unreachable
CVE-2020-7598 🟠 Medium 6.3 Not Defined < 1% minimist-1.2.5.tgz Transitive N/A ❌
CVE-2022-0235 🟠 Medium 5.3 Not Defined < 1% node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz Direct https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch.git - no_fix,node-fetch - 3.1.1,node-fetch - 2.6.7 ✅ Unreachable
CVE-2025-5889 🟡 Low 1.3 Proof of concept < 1% brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz Transitive N/A ❌ Unreachable

Details

🟣CVE-289561-266276

Vulnerable Library - inherits-2.0.4.tgz

Browser-friendly inheritance fully compatible with standard node.js inherits()

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • actions-toolkit-4.0.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.6.tgz
          • ❌ inherits-2.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • ❌ inherits-2.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • jest-24.9.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • jest-cli-24.9.0.tgz
      • jest-config-24.9.0.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • ❌ inherits-2.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.2.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.5.tgz
          • ❌ inherits-2.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Created automatically by the test suite

Publish Date: Jun 07, 2010 05:12 PM

URL: CVE-289561-266276

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity:N/A

EPSS:N/A

Score: 9.8

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin:

Release Date:

Fix Resolution :

🟣CVE-2021-44906

Vulnerable Library - minimist-1.2.5.tgz

parse argument options

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • actions-toolkit-4.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
    • ❌ minimist-1.2.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

Minimist <=1.2.5 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via file index.js, function setKey() (lines 69-95).

Publish Date: Mar 17, 2022 01:05 PM

URL: CVE-2021-44906

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity:Not Defined

EPSS:< 1%

Score: 9.3

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-xvch-5gv4-984h

Release Date: Mar 17, 2022 01:05 PM

Fix Resolution : minimist - 0.2.4,minimist - 1.2.6

🔴CVE-2022-3517

Vulnerable Library - minimatch-3.0.4.tgz

a glob matcher in javascript

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • actions-toolkit-4.0.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.6.tgz
          • ❌ minimatch-3.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.0.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • ❌ minimatch-3.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • ❌ minimatch-3.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • jest-24.9.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • jest-cli-24.9.0.tgz
      • jest-config-24.9.0.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • ❌ minimatch-3.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.2.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.5.tgz
          • ❌ minimatch-3.0.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.

Publish Date: Oct 17, 2022 12:00 AM

URL: CVE-2022-3517

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity:Not Defined

EPSS:< 1%

Score: 8.7

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-f8q6-p94x-37v3

Release Date: Oct 17, 2022 12:00 AM

Fix Resolution : minimatch - 3.0.5

🟠CVE-2020-7598

Vulnerable Library - minimist-1.2.5.tgz

parse argument options

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • actions-toolkit-4.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
    • ❌ minimist-1.2.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

minimist before 1.2.2 could be tricked into adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a "constructor" or "proto" payload.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: Mar 11, 2020 09:40 PM

URL: CVE-2020-7598

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity:Not Defined

EPSS:< 1%

Score: 6.3

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-vh95-rmgr-6w4m

Release Date: Mar 11, 2020 09:40 PM

Fix Resolution : minimist - 1.2.3,minimist - 0.2.1

🟠CVE-2022-0235

Vulnerable Library - node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz

A light-weight module that brings window.fetch to node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • actions-toolkit-4.0.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • rest-17.9.2.tgz
      • core-2.5.3.tgz
        • request-5.4.4.tgz
          • ❌ node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • ❌ node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

node-fetch is vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Publish Date: Jan 16, 2022 12:00 AM

URL: CVE-2022-0235

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity:Not Defined

EPSS:< 1%

Score: 5.3

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0235

Release Date: Jan 16, 2022 12:00 AM

Fix Resolution : https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch.git - no_fix,node-fetch - 3.1.1,node-fetch - 2.6.7

🟡CVE-2025-5889

Vulnerable Library - brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • actions-toolkit-4.0.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.6.tgz
          • minimatch-3.0.4.tgz
            • ❌ brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.0.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • minimatch-3.0.4.tgz
            • ❌ brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • minimatch-3.0.4.tgz
            • ❌ brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • jest-24.9.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • jest-cli-24.9.0.tgz
      • jest-config-24.9.0.tgz
        • glob-7.1.4.tgz
          • minimatch-3.0.4.tgz
            • ❌ brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

  • actions-toolkit-2.2.0.tgz (Root Library)

    • flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz
      • rimraf-2.6.3.tgz
        • glob-7.1.5.tgz
          • minimatch-3.0.4.tgz
            • ❌ brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function expand of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is a5b98a4f30d7813266b221435e1eaaf25a1b0ac5. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: Jun 09, 2025 06:16 PM

URL: CVE-2025-5889

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity:Proof of concept

EPSS:< 1%

Score: 1.3

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-v6h2-p8h4-qcjw

Release Date: Jun 09, 2025 06:16 PM

Fix Resolution : brace-expansion - 4.0.1,https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion.git - no_fix,brace-expansion - 3.0.1,brace-expansion - 2.0.2,brace-expansion - 1.1.12

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