LOWCVSS v4 2.3Vulnerability

CVE-2026-125123

### Impact 0.31.0 fixed GHSA-6f4g-xm8v-pgv6, where text from a Compose file became GitHub Actions workflow commands in compose-lint's output. The fix escapes the command openers in compose-lint's own output, but not in the argument parser's error messages. When a repository path reaches compose-lint's arguments without a `--` before it, the argument parser prints it raw in its error message. That includes a carriage return, which the runner treats as a line break, so a command can also start a new line there. A pull request can therefore create annotations, fold or hide parts of the job log, or issue other commands the runner accepts, when CI runs compose-lint over it, before anyone reviews it. The pass/fail result is not changed. Affected setups pass repository paths to compose-lint without a `--` before them: the pre-commit hook when `args:` is set without the documented trailing `--`, or the `compose-lint` package or Docker image called that way in a workflow. The pre-commit hook's default configuration passes `--` and is not affected. The GitHub Action turns command processing off around each compose-lint run, so it is not affected. Found during an internal pre-1.0 security review. It was first published as part of GHSA-r7j4-crjv-h467, together with four other gaps in the same fix. Each gap now has its own advisory. **Docker image.** `composelint/compose-lint` tag 0.31.0 and the matching minor tag are affected, as was `latest` while it pointed to 0.31.0. Releases before 0.31.0 are covered by GHSA-6f4g-xm8v-pgv6. ### Patches Fixed in 0.32.0. The argument parser's messages go through the same sanitizer as the rest of compose-lint's output. ### Workarounds - Upgrade to 0.32.0 or later. - End the pre-commit hook's `args:` with `--`, and put `--` before file paths when calling compose-lint directly. - On GitHub Actions, use the `tmatens/compose-lint` Action, or bracket the compose-lint step with `::stop-commands::<random token>` and `::<token>::`, as the Ac

Properties

Severity
low
Summary
compose-lint: File paths embedded in pull requests can inject CI workflow commands through command-line error messages 
Nvd fetched at
2026-11-10T23:33:48.924589+00:00
Cvss severity
LOW
Cvss score
2.3
Retrieved at
2026-11-10T23:34:27+00:00
Ghsa published
2026-11-10T21:58:53Z
Source url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v59-qmwv-4p6q
Ghsa updated
2026-11-10T21:58:54Z
Ghsa id
GHSA-8v59-qmwv-4p6q
Last source
GitHub Advisory Database
Score
2.3
Cvss version
4.0
Cve id
CVE-2026-125123
Cvss vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
First seen by Signal
2026-11-10T19:28:55+00:00
Is ghsa only
false
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published at
2026-11-10T17:17:26.757
Last modified
2026-11-10T21:19:21.327

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AFFECTS (1)

→[Software]pip/compose-lint

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