Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-53942
Conda Organization Infrastructure: Pwn Request in update workflow allows PR-controlled template rendering with SYNC_TOKEN
Official description
Conda Organization Infrastructure is a centralized location for infrastructure codes. Prior to commit 9c0f238, a GitHub Actions Pwn Request vulnerability appears to remain present in conda/conda. The affected workflow is .github/workflows/update.yml. It is triggered by issue_comment events containing @conda-bot render or @conda-bot recreate. For the render path, the workflow obtains the pull request head repository and branch from the PR API, checks out that PR-controlled repository/ref using secrets.SYNC_TOKEN, and then runs conda/actions/template-files@7f6830b1428a9bd47f0b068892c77eae95207037. The external template-files action reads its default configuration and templates from the checked-out working directory. In the confirmed finding, that action uses an unsandboxed Jinja2 environment to render attacker-controlled template content. This creates a Pwn Request chain in which an untrusted PR/comment path can reach template rendering in a privileged token context. This issue has been patched via commit 9c0f238.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.9Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conda | infrastructure | < 9c0f23857282ff5cf7a6b3ad6bf0dd6f9974be55 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
2Details
- Published
- 2026-10-23
- Last updated
- 2026-10-23
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitHub_M
- Kolun priority
- 21 · Low
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')