Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-118762

CVE-2026-118762

monkeytypegame monkeytype — Monkeytype: fork PR can execute code with elevated GITHUB_TOKEN

Description · from the CVE record

Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. Prior to 26.43.0, the .github/workflows/fix-formatting.yml workflow runs on pull_request_target with repository write permissions, checks out a fork pull request, installs dependencies from the fork's package.json, and invokes the fork-controlled oxfmt binary. Because actions/checkout persists the elevated GITHUB_TOKEN in Git configuration until after untrusted code executes, an external contributor whose pull request receives the format label can run arbitrary code, read or exfiltrate the token, and push repository content or modify pull requests and issues. The issue affects the repository CI workflow, not the Monkeytype application or user data. This issue is fixed in version 26.43.0.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
monkeytype< 26.43.0–CNA

Scores by source

GitHub_M (CNA)9.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

refgithub.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/security/advisories/GHSA-47v3-j88w-92f8refgithub.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/commit/592ce1becb9b6824badc14a803bcd9268cbea382refgithub.com/monkeytypegame/monkeytype/releases/tag/v26.43.0