Description
A vulnerability was found in Brave UX for-the-badge and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file .github/workflows/combine-prs.yml. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The name of the patch is 55b5a234c0fab935df5fb08365bc8fe9c37cf46b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216842 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brave UX | for-the-badge | — | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
-
pvharmo2/gha-lab-232af4821f ★ 0 · Aug 31, 2026
Security-research lab reproducing CVE-2021-4281 (GHSA-3796-3f93-cfvx): shell command injection via PR head-branch name in .github/workflows/combine-prs.yml (snapshot of BraveUX/for-the-badge @ 409c1f…
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.216842 vdb-entry
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216842 signature permissions-required
- https://github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge/pull/165 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge/commit/55b5a234c0fab935df5fb08365bc8fe9c37cf46b patch