The `github_workflows` module constructs local directory paths from user-controlled repository names without validating for symlinks. A local attacker sharing the scan directory can plant a symlink at the predictable output path, causing workflow data to be written to an attacker-chosen location.
Update bbot to 2.8.5 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanBBOT: Symlink-Following Arbitrary Write via github_workflows Module affects bbot (pip). Severity is low. The `github_workflows` module constructs local directory paths from user-controlled repository names without validating for symlinks. A local attacker sharing the scan directory can plant a symlink at the predictable output path, causing workflow data to be written to an attacker-chosen location.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A low vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| bbotpip | >=2.0.0,<=2.8.4 | 2.8.5 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
The `github_workflows` module constructs local directory paths from user-controlled repository names without validating for symlinks. A local attacker sharing the scan directory can plant a symlink at the predictable output path, causing workflow data to be written to an attacker-chosen location.
Update bbot to 2.8.5 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanBBOT: Symlink-Following Arbitrary Write via github_workflows Module affects bbot (pip). Severity is low. The `github_workflows` module constructs local directory paths from user-controlled repository names without validating for symlinks. A local attacker sharing the scan directory can plant a symlink at the predictable output path, causing workflow data to be written to an attacker-chosen location.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A low vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| bbotpip | >=2.0.0,<=2.8.4 | 2.8.5 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
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