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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-25761

Super-linter is a combination of multiple linters to run as a GitHub Action or standalone.

Published Feb 9, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 10, 2026 · Super-linter is a combination

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25761. EPSS is 1.48%. Act only if a listed version of Super-linter is a combination is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Super-linter is a combination).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.48%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor super-linter super-linter 6.0.0, < 8.3.1

Super-linter is a combination of multiple linters to run as a GitHub Action or standalone. From 6.0.0 to 8.3.0, the Super-linter GitHub Action is vulnerable to command injection via crafted filenames. When this action is used in downstream GitHub Actions workflows, an attacker can submit a pull request that introduces a file whose name contains shell command substitution syntax, such as $(...). In affected Super-linter versions, runtime scripts may execute the embedded command during file discovery processing, enabling arbitrary command execution in the workflow runner context. This can be use

Are you affected?

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

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor super-linter super-linter 6.0.0, < 8.3.16.0.0, < 8.3.1

How to fix CVE-2026-25761

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-2026-25761. EPSS is 1.48%. Act only if a listed version of Super-linter is a combination is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with super-linter super-linter 6.0.0, < 8.3.1 6.0.0, < 8.3.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.48%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 9, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Super-linter is a combination of multiple linters to run as a GitHub Action or standalone. From 6.0.0 to 8.3.0, the Super-linter GitHub Action is vulnerable to command injection via crafted filenames. When this action is used in downstream GitHub Actions workflows, an attacker can submit a pull request that introduces a file whose name contains shell command substitution syntax, such as $(...). In

  2. Feb 10, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Super-linter is a combination of multiple linters to run as a GitHub Action or standalone. From 6.0.0 to 8.3.0, the Super-linter GitHub Action is vulnerable to command injection via crafted filenames. When this action is used in downstream GitHub Actions workflows, an attacker can submit a pull request that introduces a file whose name contains shell command substitution syntax, such as $(...). In

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25761

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-25761

    30-day exploitation probability 1.48%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-6849

    Super-linter is a combination of multiple linters to run as a GitHub Action or standalone. From 6.0.0 to 8.3.0, the Super-linter GitHub Action is vulnerable to command injection via crafted filenames. When this action is used in downstream GitHub Actions workflows, an attacker ca

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 3, 2026