CVE-2026-27938
WPGraphQL Repo Vulnerable to Command Injection via Unsanitized GitHub Actions Expression in Release Workflow
WPGraphQL provides a GraphQL API for WordPress sites. Prior to version 2.9.1, the wp-graphql/wp-graphql repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow (release.yml) vulnerable to OS command injection through direct use of ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }} inside a run: shell block. When a pull request from develop to master is merged, the PR body is injected verbatim into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution on the Actions runner. Version 2.9.1 contains a fix for the vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WPGraphQL Repo Vulnerable to Command Injection via Unsanitized GitHub Actions Expression in Release Workflow
WPGraphQL provides a GraphQL API for WordPress sites. Prior to version 2.9.1, the wp-graphql/wp-graphql repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow (release.yml) vulnerable to OS command injection through direct use of ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }} inside a run: shell block. When a pull request from develop to master is merged, the PR body is injected verbatim into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution on the Actions runner. Version 2.9.1 contains a fix for the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-27938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-8803
WPGraphQL provides a GraphQL API for WordPress sites. Prior to version 2.9.1, the wp-graphql/wp-graphql repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow (release.yml) vulnerable to OS command injection through direct use of ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }} inside a run: shell block. When a pull request from develop to master is merged, the PR body is injected verbatim into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution on the Actions runner. Version 2.9.1 contains a fix for the vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2026-8803- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
WPGraphQL provides a GraphQL API for WordPress sites. Prior to version 2.9.1, the wp-graphql/wp-graphql repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow (release.yml) vulnerable to OS command injection through direct use of ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }} inside a run: shell block. When a pull request from develop to master is merged, the PR body is injected verbatim into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution on the Actions runner. Version 2.9.1 contains a fix for the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-27938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
WPGraphQL Repo Vulnerable to Command Injection via Unsanitized GitHub Actions Expression in Release Workflow
WPGraphQL provides a GraphQL API for WordPress sites. Prior to version 2.9.1, the wp-graphql/wp-graphql repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow (release.yml) vulnerable to OS command injection through direct use of ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }} inside a run: shell block. When a pull request from develop to master is merged, the PR body is injected verbatim into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution on the Actions runner. Version 2.9.1 contains a fix for the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-27938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | pvharmo2/gha-lab-a7f6217d26 | 2026-09-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-27938 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Wp-graphql, published February 26, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.