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CVE-2026-24480

QGIS had validated RCE and Repository Takeover via GitHub Actions

8.7 HighPublic exploit

QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform geographical information system (GIS) The repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow called "pre-commit checks" that, before commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9, was vulnerable to remote code execution and repository compromise because it used the pull_request_target trigger and then checked out and executed untrusted pull request code in a privileged context. Workflows triggered by pull_request_target ran with the base repository's credentials and access to secrets. If these workflows then checked out and executed code from the head of an external pull request (which could have been attacker controlled), the attacker could have executed arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This insecure pattern has been documented as a security risk by GitHub and security researchers. Commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9 removed the vulnerable code.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Up 0.2 points since Jan 27, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.7

QGIS had validated RCE and Repository Takeover via GitHub Actions

QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform geographical information system (GIS) The repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow called "pre-commit checks" that, before commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9, was vulnerable to remote code execution and repository compromise because it used the pull_request_target trigger and then checked out and executed untrusted pull request code in a privileged context. Workflows triggered by pull_request_target ran with the base repository's credentials and access to secrets. If these workflows then checked out and executed code from the head of an external pull request (which could have been attacker controlled), the attacker could have executed arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This insecure pattern has been documented as a security risk by GitHub and security researchers. Commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9 removed the vulnerable code.

Record
CVE-2026-24480
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-4743 8.7

QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform geographical information system (GIS) The repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow called "pre-commit checks" that, before commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9, was vulnerable to remote code execution and repository compromise because it used the pull_request_target trigger and then checked out and executed untrusted pull request code in a privileged context. Workflows triggered by pull_request_target ran with the base repository's credentials and access to secrets. If these workflows then checked out and executed code from the head of an external pull request (which could have been attacker controlled), the attacker could have executed arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This insecure pattern has been documented as a security risk by GitHub and security researchers. Commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9 removed the vulnerable code.

Record
EUVD-2026-4743
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.7

QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform geographical information system (GIS) The repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow called "pre-commit checks" that, before commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9, was vulnerable to remote code execution and repository compromise because it used the pull_request_target trigger and then checked out and executed untrusted pull request code in a privileged context. Workflows triggered by pull_request_target ran with the base repository's credentials and access to secrets. If these workflows then checked out and executed code from the head of an external pull request (which could have been attacker controlled), the attacker could have executed arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This insecure pattern has been documented as a security risk by GitHub and security researchers. Commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9 removed the vulnerable code.

Record
CVE-2026-24480
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.7

QGIS had validated RCE and Repository Takeover via GitHub Actions

QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform geographical information system (GIS) The repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow called "pre-commit checks" that, before commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9, was vulnerable to remote code execution and repository compromise because it used the pull_request_target trigger and then checked out and executed untrusted pull request code in a privileged context. Workflows triggered by pull_request_target ran with the base repository's credentials and access to secrets. If these workflows then checked out and executed code from the head of an external pull request (which could have been attacker controlled), the attacker could have executed arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This insecure pattern has been documented as a security risk by GitHub and security researchers. Commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9 removed the vulnerable code.

Record
CVE-2026-24480
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-24480 8.7

QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform geographical information system (GIS) The repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow called "pre-commit checks" that, before commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9, was vulnerable to remote code execution and repository compromise because it used the pull_request_target trigger and then checked out and executed untrusted pull request code in a privileged context. Workflows triggered by pull_request_target ran with the base repository's credentials and access to secrets. If these workflows then checked out and executed code from the head of an external pull request (which could have been attacker controlled), the attacker could have executed arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This insecure pattern has been documented as a security risk by GitHub and security researchers. Commit 76a693cd91650f9b4e83edac525e5e4f90d954e9 removed the vulnerable code.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-24480
CVSS 4.0
8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qgis
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.3+dfsg-12.8.3+dfsg-52.8.4+dfsg-12.8.6+dfsg-1~exp22.8.6+dfsg-12.8.6+dfsg-1build12.8.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1
None known
qgis
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.14.18+dfsg-12.14.20+dfsg-1build22.14.21+dfsg-12.14.21+dfsg-1build12.14.22+dfsg-22.18.17+dfsg-1
None known
qgis
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.4.10+dfsg-1build13.4.10+dfsg-1build23.4.14+dfsg-13.4.15+dfsg-1ubuntu23.10.3+dfsg-1ubuntu13.10.4+dfsg-1ubuntu2
None known
qgis
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.10.14+dfsg-1ubuntu23.16.14+dfsg-1build13.16.15+dfsg-13.22.4+dfsg-33.22.4+dfsg-3build1
None known
qgis
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.28.10+dfsg-13.28.12+dfsg-1build13.28.13+dfsg-13.28.14+dfsg-13.28.15+dfsg-1
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3.34.4+dfsg-13.34.4+dfsg-43.34.4+dfsg-4build13.34.4+dfsg-4build2
None known
qgis
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
3.40.5+dfsg-13.40.6+dfsg-13.40.6+dfsg-1build13.40.8+dfsg-1~exp1
None known
qgis
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
3.40.15+dfsg-13.44.11+dfsg-1build13.44.12+dfsg-13.44.13+dfsg-13.44.13+dfsg-33.44.13+dfsg-3build1
None known
qgis
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.40.8+dfsg-1~exp13.40.12+dfsg-1build13.40.12+dfsg-1build23.40.13+dfsg-2build13.40.14+dfsg-13.40.14+dfsg-1build13.40.15+dfsg-1
None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubpvharmo2/gha-lab-b16a4f35542026-09-04

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-24480 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Qgis, published January 27, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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