CVE-2026-123372 PUBLISHED

compose-lint: A pull request can make compose-lint quote a secret from a CI-generated `.env` into its findings

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 05.11.2026 Published: 09.11.2026 Updated: 09.11.2026

compose-lint is a Docker Compose security linter that identifies dangerous misconfigurations before deployment. From 0.22.0 until 0.32.0, compose-lint substitutes values from a sibling .env file into image fields and quotes the resolved value in CL-0004 and CL-0019 finding messages and fix text. In a workflow that writes secrets into that file and then lints untrusted pull-request content, an attacker can reference a secret variable so its whole value reaches the job log, JSON output, SARIF artifacts, and Code Scanning alerts. Fork pull requests normally lack secrets, so exploitation requires a secret-bearing workflow such as pull_request_target, same-repository branches, or a retained .env on a self-hosted runner, and the pass or fail result is unchanged. This issue is fixed in version 0.32.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 2.3

Product Status

Vendor tmatens
Product compose-lint
Versions
  • Version >= 0.22.0, < 0.32.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE
  • CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File CWE