CVE-2026-40316CWE-94CWE-95

OWASP BLT has RCE in Github Actions via untrusted Django model execution in workflow

High · published April 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

OWASP BLT is a QA testing and vulnerability disclosure platform that encompasses websites, apps, git repositories, and more. Versions prior to 2.1.1 contain an RCE vulnerability in the .github/workflows/regenerate-migrations.yml workflow. The workflow uses the pull_request_target trigger to run with full GITHUB_TOKEN write permissions, copies attacker-controlled files from untrusted pull requests into the trusted runner workspace via git show, and then executes python manage.py makemigrations, which imports Django model modules including attacker-controlled website/models.py at runtime. Any module-level Python code in the attacker's models.py is executed during import, enabling arbitrary code execution in the privileged CI environment with access to GITHUB_TOKEN and repository secrets. The attack is triggerable by any external contributor who can open a pull request, provided a maintainer applies the regenerate-migrations label, potentially leading to secret exfiltration, repository compromise, and supply chain attacks. A patch for this issue is expected to be released in version 2.1.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00596 · 47.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'); CWE-95 · Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
Published
2026-04-15T22:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 APR 22:49Z
    OWASP BLT has RCE in Github Actions via untrusted Django model execution in workflow
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