CVE-2026-34041: nektos act · Injection
Affects nektos actSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High : upgrade to 0.2.86 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.2.86
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade act and nektos/act to 0.2.86.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nektosact | Affected
| Fixed in
|
GitHubnektos/actpkg:github/nektos/actOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability has been officially patched in nektos act version 0.2.86. Users should upgrade to version 0.2.86 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the patch. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the issue is fixed in version 0.2.86.
Description
act is a project which allows for local running of github actions. Prior to version 0.2.86, act unconditionally processes the deprecated ::set-env:: and ::add-path:: workflow commands, which was disabled due to environment injection risks. When a workflow step echoes untrusted data to stdout, an attacker can inject these commands to set arbitrary environment variables or modify the PATH for all subsequent steps in the job. This issue has been patched in version 0.2.86.