CVSS 4.0
8.7 highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-65820 aeon: Privileged GitHub Actions workflow allowed fork-controlled code execution
High (8.7) in aeon-toolkit aeon. EPSS 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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aeon is a scikit-learn compatible Python library for learning from time series. Prior to version 1.5.0, a GitHub Actions workflow used pull_request_target for pre-commit checks on pull requests from forks. In this configuration, fork-controlled code could be checked out and executed in a privileged context. The vulnerable workflow also generated/used elevated credentials and could automatically commit or push fixes back to pull request branches. This created a potential token exposure and repository write path if an attacker submitted a malicious fork pull request designed to execute during the privileged workflow run. This issue has been patched in version 1.5.0.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 44th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-12. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection)
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2025 Injection
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| aeon-toolkit aeon | < 1.5.0 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-35 Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-77 Manipulating User-Controlled Variables Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-242 Code Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: High
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History
- The NVD deferred its analysis
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