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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-32946

Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners.

Published Mar 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Harden-Runner is a CI/CD

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-32946. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Harden-Runner is a CI/CD is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Harden-Runner is a CI/CD).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.41%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe stepsecurity/harden-runner

Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. In versions 2.15.1 and below, the Harden-Runner that allows bypass of the egress-policy: block network restriction using DNS queries over TCP. Egress policies are enforced on GitHub runners by filtering outbound connections at the network layer. When egress-policy: block is enabled with a restrictive allowed-endpoints list (e.g., only github.com:443), all non-compliant traffic should be denied. However, DNS queries over TCP, commonly used for large responses or fallback from UDP, are not adequately restricted. Tools like dig can explicitly initiate TCP-based DNS queries (+tcp flag) without being blocked. This vulnerability requires the attacker to already have code execution capabilities within the GitHub Actions workflow. The issue has been fixed in version 2.16.0.

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  • cpe stepsecurity/harden-runnerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-32946

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-2026-32946. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Harden-Runner is a CI/CD is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure; CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.41%. 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. Mar 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. In versions 2.15.1 and below, the Harden-Runner that allows bypass of the egress-policy: block network restriction using DNS queries over TCP. Egress policies are enforced on GitHub runners by filtering outbound connections at the network layer. When egress-policy: block is enabled with a restrictive allowed

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. In versions 2.15.1 and below, the Harden-Runner that allows bypass of the egress-policy: block network restriction using DNS queries over TCP. Egress policies are enforced on GitHub runners by filtering outbound connections at the network layer. When egress-policy: block is enabled with a restrictive allowed

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32946

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-32946

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32946

    Harden-Runner is a CI/CD security agent that works like an EDR for GitHub Actions runners. In versions 2.15.1 and below, the Harden-Runner that allows bypass of the egress-policy: block network restriction using DNS queries over TCP. Egress policies are enforced on GitHub runners

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.