CVE-2025-30066

HIGHNVD 8.69.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-18), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.6 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
8.6
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 41%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

tj-actions changed-files before 46 allows remote attackers to discover secrets by reading actions logs. (The tags v1 through v45.0.7 were affected on 2025-03-14 and 2025-03-15 because they were modified by a threat actor to point at commit 0e58ed8, which contained malicious updateFeatures code.)

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
98.5%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 15, 2025

Last Modified

November 5, 2025

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr.
generic

Aftercare for Users of Versions with Potentially Exposed Secrets · Issue #2477 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2477
generic

[BUG] Pretty sure this repo got hacked and if you use this it will send your secrets to a hacker · Issue #2464 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2464
generic

Multiple tags in this action are compromised · Issue #2463 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2463
generic

changed-files/README.md at 45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73 · tj-actions/changed-files · GitHub

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/45fb12d7a8bedb4da42342e52fe054c6c2c3fd73/README.md?plain=1#L20-L28
github_pr Patch Available

fix: Use git to derive changed files instead

Patch available: rackerlabs/genestack release-1.0-rc2 (PR #903 merged 2025-03-15)

https://github.com/rackerlabs/genestack/pull/903
generic

modal-examples is using a compromised tj-actions/changed-files GitHub action (CVE-2025-30066) · Issue #1100 · modal-labs/modal-examples · GitHub

https://github.com/modal-labs/modal-examples/issues/1100
generic

docs/content/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions.md at 962a1c8dccb8c0f66548b324e5b921b5e4fbc3d6 · github/docs · GitHub

https://github.com/github/docs/blob/962a1c8dccb8c0f66548b324e5b921b5e4fbc3d6/content/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions.md?plain=1#L191-L193
generic

arduino-esp32 is using a compromised tj-actions/changed-files GitHub action (CVE-2025-30066) · Issue #11127 · espressif/arduino-esp32 · GitHub

https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/11127
github_pr

:bookmark:(deps): Update tj-actions/changed-files digest to 0e58ed8

Fix merged in chains-project/maven-lockfile PR #1111 on 2025-03-14 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/chains-project/maven-lockfile/pull/1111
generic

Compromised tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action: A look at publicly leaked secrets

https://blog.gitguardian.com/compromised-tj-actions/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 60× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  2. 2026-07-22 16:06 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 16:36 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-07-20 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-20 17:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-19 05:53 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-18 10:16 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  22. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  23. 2026-07-15 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-15 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
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  1. 2026-07-13 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-07-09 19:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-07 19:01 UTCCISA KEV update
  12. 2026-07-07 17:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  13. 2026-07-07 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-06 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-04 06:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-02 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-01 19:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  19. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-29 19:12 UTCCISA KEV update
  23. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-28 04:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-28 04:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-25 19:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  29. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-23 17:44 UTCCISA KEV update
  36. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-18 16:13 UTCCISA KEV update
  45. 2026-06-17 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-16 19:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  47. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-15 19:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  50. 2026-06-15 17:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-12 17:35 UTCCISA KEV update
  52. 2026-06-11 19:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  53. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-09 18:42 UTCCISA KEV update
  56. 2026-06-09 17:12 UTCCISA KEV update
  57. 2026-06-08 19:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  58. 2026-06-08 17:26 UTCCISA KEV update
  59. 2026-06-07 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-06-07 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-05 22:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-06-05 22:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-06-05 22:43 UTCCISA KEV update
  66. 2026-06-03 19:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  67. 2026-06-02 20:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-06-02 18:32 UTCCISA KEV update
  69. 2026-06-01 20:42 UTCCISA KEV update
  70. 2026-06-01 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-06-01 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-05-29 22:24 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-05-29 22:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  74. 2026-05-29 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-30066?
CVE-2025-30066 is a high vulnerability published on March 15, 2025. tj-actions changed-files before 46 allows remote attackers to discover secrets by reading actions logs. (The tags v1 through v45.0.7 were affected on 2025-03-14 and 2025-03-15 because they were modified by a threat actor to point at commit 0e58ed8, which contained malicious updateFeatures code.)
When was CVE-2025-30066 disclosed?
CVE-2025-30066 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 15, 2025, with the most recent update on November 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-30066 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-30066 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 18, 2025, affecting tj-actions changed-files GitHub Action. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-30066?
CVE-2025-30066 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-30066?
CVE-2025-30066 affects tj-actions changed-files GitHub Action. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-30066?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-30066, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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