CVE-2026-118762
Description
A flaw was found in Monkeytype. Its continuous integration (CI) workflow improperly executes untrusted code from external pull requests with elevated write permissions. A remote attacker can submit a pull request containing malicious code that executes within the build environment, allowing them to achieve arbitrary code execution and exfiltrate repository access tokens. This access enables unauthorized modification of repository contents, pull requests, and issues.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
An attacker could insert malicious functionality into the program by causing the program to download code that the attacker has placed into the untrusted control sphere, such as a malicious web site. This could enable the injection of malware, information exposure by granting excessive privileges or permissions to the untrusted functionality, DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities, stealing user's cookies, open redirect to malware (CWE-601), etc.
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