CVE-2020-14188
gajira-create GitHub action vulnerable to arbitrary code execution
The preprocessArgs function in the Atlassian gajira-create GitHub Action before version 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a GitHub runner by creating a specially crafted GitHub issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The preprocessArgs function in the Atlassian gajira-create GitHub Action before version 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a GitHub runner by creating a specially crafted GitHub issue.
- Record
CVE-2020-14188- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The preprocessArgs function in the Atlassian gajira-create GitHub Action before version 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a GitHub runner by creating a specially crafted GitHub issue.
- Record
CVE-2020-14188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7020 No score
The preprocessArgs function in the Atlassian gajira-create GitHub Action before version 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a GitHub runner by creating a specially crafted GitHub issue.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7020- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xqx-pqpj-9fqw
gajira-create GitHub action vulnerable to arbitrary code execution
Impact
An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of a GitHub runner by creating a specially crafted GitHub issue.
Patches
This issue is patched in gajira-create version 2.0.1.
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds.
References
- Record
GHSA-4xqx-pqpj-9fqw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The preprocessArgs function in the Atlassian gajira-create GitHub Action before version 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a GitHub runner by creating a specially crafted GitHub issue.
- Record
CVE-2020-14188- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4xqx-pqpj-9fqw
gajira-create GitHub action vulnerable to arbitrary code execution
Impact
An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of a GitHub runner by creating a specially crafted GitHub issue.
Patches
This issue is patched in gajira-create version 2.0.1.
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds.
References
- Record
GHSA-4xqx-pqpj-9fqw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
atlassian/gajira-createGitHub Actions |
before 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14188 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Atlassian Gajira-create, published November 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in atlassian/gajira-create 2.0.1.