# GitHub security incidents · pwn.watch

> Security incidents tagged GitHub (vendor, product, platform or attack type).

Page: https://pwn.watch/t/github · generated 2026-10-22T16:23:59.585Z

## Status (as of 2026-10-22)
- Incidents: 15 (2 live, 2 live and not fully patched, 11 patched)
- Days without a GitHub security incident: 0 (2 still unpatched, so the counter stays at 0)
- Newest incident started: 2026-10-19

## Feeds
- JSON (incidents + changes + posts): https://pwn.watch/t/github.json
- RSS (every update): https://pwn.watch/t/github/feed.xml
- This file: https://pwn.watch/t/github/llms.txt
- Whole site: https://pwn.watch/llms.txt · all tags: https://pwn.watch/tags.json

## Incidents (newest first by start date)
- [OVHcloud CLI releases backdoored on GitHub](https://pwn.watch/i/ovhcloud-cli-github-infostealer) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/ovhcloud-cli-github-infostealer.json)): critical, closed, patched, started 2026-10-19
- [GhostAction returns: hijacked GitHub accounts push secret-stealing 'security audit' workflows to 30k+ repos](https://pwn.watch/i/ghostaction-github-workflows-oct-2026) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/ghostaction-github-workflows-oct-2026.json)): high, live, partial, started 2026-10-08
- [tensorlake@0.5.144 npm Shai-Hulud worm with hostage GitHub token](https://pwn.watch/i/tensorlake-npm-shai-hulud-worm) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/tensorlake-npm-shai-hulud-worm.json)): critical, live, partial, started 2026-10-07, GHSA-8g63-53c9-65j2
- [SubQuery @subql/common 5.8.3 published with credential stealer + backdoor](https://pwn.watch/i/subql-common-npm-backdoor) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/subql-common-npm-backdoor.json)): critical, closed, patched, started 2026-10-05, GHSA-9333-3c4x-x3h5, MAL-2026-17571
- [CHAINDROP / Mini Shai-Hulud npm worm (keyv + 400+ packages)](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-chaindrop-npm-keyv-august) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-chaindrop-npm-keyv-august.json)): critical, closed, partial, started 2026-08-04
- [Mini Shai-Hulud hits AntV / timeago.js npm ecosystem](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-antv-npm-may) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-antv-npm-may.json)): critical, closed, partial, started 2026-05-19
- [TeamPCP supply-chain campaign: Trivy → Checkmarx GitHub Actions](https://pwn.watch/i/teampcp-trivy-checkmarx-supply-chain) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/teampcp-trivy-checkmarx-supply-chain.json)): critical, closed, patched, started 2026-03-01
- [Shai-Hulud 2.0: worm backdoors ~800 npm packages incl. Zapier, PostHog, Postman, ENS](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-2-npm-worm-november-2025) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-2-npm-worm-november-2025.json)): critical, closed, patched, started 2025-11-24
- [Shai-Hulud: first self-replicating npm worm hits 500+ packages incl. @ctrl/tinycolor and CrowdStrike](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-npm-worm-september-2025) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/shai-hulud-npm-worm-september-2025.json)): critical, closed, patched, started 2025-09-14
- [s1ngularity: malicious Nx releases used AI CLIs to hunt secrets, 5,500+ private repos exposed](https://pwn.watch/i/nx-s1ngularity-npm-supply-chain-august-2025) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/nx-s1ngularity-npm-supply-chain-august-2025.json)): critical, closed, patched, started 2025-08-26
- [reviewdog action-setup GitHub Action: reviewdog/action-setup GitHub Action Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability](https://pwn.watch/i/reviewdog-action-setup-github-action-cve-2025-30154) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/reviewdog-action-setup-github-action-cve-2025-30154.json)): high, closed, patched, started 2025-03-24, CVE-2025-30154
- [tj-actions/changed-files compromised: CI secrets dumped in 23,000+ repos' logs](https://pwn.watch/i/tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-cve-2025-30066) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/tj-actions-changed-files-supply-chain-cve-2025-30066.json)): critical, closed, patched, started 2025-03-14, CVE-2025-30066
- [Ultralytics PyPI releases backdoored with a crypto miner](https://pwn.watch/i/ultralytics-pypi-supply-chain-attack) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/ultralytics-pypi-supply-chain-attack.json)): high, closed, patched, started 2024-12-04
- [Microsoft AI researchers exposed 38TB via an over-permissive Azure SAS link](https://pwn.watch/i/microsoft-ai-research-sas-token-38tb-exposure-2023) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/microsoft-ai-research-sas-token-38tb-exposure-2023.json)): high, closed, patched, started 2023-06-22
- [GitHub's RSA SSH host key briefly exposed in a public repo](https://pwn.watch/i/github-rsa-ssh-host-key-exposed-2023) ([json](https://pwn.watch/i/github-rsa-ssh-host-key-exposed-2023.json)): medium, closed, patched, started 2023-03-24