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HIGH

CVE-2024-42471

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

3.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-20

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • @actions/artifactnpmfrom 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.1.2

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Description

actions/artifact is the GitHub ToolKit for developing GitHub Actions. Versions of `actions/artifact` on the 2.x branch before 2.1.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary file write when using `downloadArtifactInternal`, `downloadArtifactPublic`, or `streamExtractExternal` for extracting a specifically crafted artifact that contains path traversal filenames. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.1.2 or higher. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Technical details

Published
2024-09-02
Exploit-DB
EDB-52276

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42471?

actions/artifact is the GitHub ToolKit for developing GitHub Actions. Versions of `actions/artifact` on the 2.x branch before 2.1.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary file write when using `downloadArtifactInternal`, `downloadArtifactPublic`, or `streamExtractExternal` for extracting a specifically crafted artifact that contains path traversal filenames. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.1.2 or higher. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Is CVE-2024-42471 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-42471 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.2% on 2026-10-20, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42471?

CVE-2024-42471 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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