CVE-2025-30154 reviewdog action-setup GitHub Action: hidden backdoor
In plain words: The software was shipped with hidden malicious code inside it. Whoever planted it has secret access to every copy.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Apr 14, 2025
What to do
- Install reviewdog's security update for action-setup GitHub Action. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Install system updates the day they come out — most phone zero-days are fixed in a point release.
- Restart your phone every few days; some spyware does not survive a reboot.
- If you are a journalist, activist, lawyer, politician or executive, turn on Lockdown Mode (iPhone) or Advanced Protection (Android).
Who is affected
Could reach you. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.
What's at risk: Messages, photos, location, microphone and camera. The most serious ones are "zero-click": no tap needed from the owner. They are usually used as spyware against a small number of chosen people.
The details
- Official name
- reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
- Product
- reviewdog action-setup GitHub Action
- CISA description
- reviewdog action-setup GitHub Action contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that dumps exposed secrets to Github Actions Workflow Logs.
- Type of flaw
- Hidden backdoor (CWE-506)
- Confirmed exploited
- Mar 24, 2025
- US federal patch deadline
- Apr 14, 2025
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Questions about CVE-2025-30154
Is CVE-2025-30154 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-30154 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 24, 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2025-30154?
Install reviewdog's security update for action-setup GitHub Action. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Install system updates the day they come out — most phone zero-days are fixed in a point release.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-30154?
Only if you use reviewdog action-setup GitHub Action. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.