Vulnerabilities

Security research · CVE-2025-58178

SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection.

Published Sep 2, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 2, 2025 · SonarSource

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-58178. EPSS is 1.09%. Act only if a listed version of SonarSource is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.09%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor SonarSource sonarqube-scan-action 4, < 5.3.1

SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. In versions 4 to 5.3.0, a command injection vulnerability was discovered in the SonarQube Scan GitHub Action that allows untrusted input arguments to be processed without proper sanitization. Arguments sent to the action are treated as shell expressions, allowing potential execution of arbitrary commands. A fix has been released in SonarQube Scan GitHub Action 5.3.1.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor SonarSource sonarqube-scan-action 4, < 5.3.14, < 5.3.1

How to fix CVE-2025-58178

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-58178. EPSS is 1.09%. Act only if a listed version of SonarSource is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with SonarSource sonarqube-scan-action 4, < 5.3.1 4, < 5.3.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.09%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. In versions 4 to 5.3.0, a command injection vulnerability was discovered in the SonarQube Scan GitHub Action that allows untrusted input arguments to be processed without proper sanitization. Arguments sent to the action are treated as shell expressions, allowing potential execution of arb

  2. Sep 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. In versions 4 to 5.3.0, a command injection vulnerability was discovered in the SonarQube Scan GitHub Action that allows untrusted input arguments to be processed without proper sanitization. Arguments sent to the action are treated as shell expressions, allowing potential execution of arb

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-58178

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-58178

    30-day exploitation probability 1.09%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-26367

    SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. In versions 4 to 5.3.0, a command injection vulnerability was discovered in the SonarQube Scan GitHub Action that allows untrusted input arguments to be processed without

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026