Vowpal Wabbit is a machine learning system. The workflow .github/workflows/python_checks.yml embeds ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }} directly inside double-quoted bash strings in four separate steps across four jobs, each passing it as a CLI argument to the Python test script run_tests_model_gen_and_load.py. The shell interprets the expanded string before invoking Python, allowing an attacker to break out of the quotes and execute arbitrary commands on the runner. The pull_request trigger fires on PRs targeting any branch (branches: ['*']), with no additional access gate. This vulnerability is fixed by the 998e390e80a7e8192d7849b7784bc113dbd190ad commit.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/commit/998e390e80a7e8192d7849b7784bc113dbd190ad | Patch |
| https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/security/advisories/GHSA-cg2g-xgg7-3xxq | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/security/advisories/GHSA-cg2g-xgg7-3xxq | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
28 May 2026, 19:14
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/commit/998e390e80a7e8192d7849b7784bc113dbd190ad - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/security/advisories/GHSA-cg2g-xgg7-3xxq - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:vowpalwabbit:vowpal_wabbit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Vowpalwabbit
Vowpalwabbit vowpal Wabbit |
28 May 2026, 14:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/security/advisories/GHSA-cg2g-xgg7-3xxq - |
26 May 2026, 17:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-26 17:16
Updated : 2026-05-28 19:14
NVD link : CVE-2026-44723
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44723
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44723
JSON object : View
Products Affected
vowpalwabbit
- vowpal_wabbit
