Description
arduino-esp32 is an Arduino core for the ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6 and ESP32-H2 microcontrollers. The `arduino-esp32` CI is vulnerable to multiple Poisoned Pipeline Execution (PPE) vulnerabilities. Code injection in `tests_results.yml` workflow (`GHSL-2024-169`) and environment Variable injection (`GHSL-2024-170`). These issue have been addressed but users are advised to verify the contents of the downloaded artifacts.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| espressif | arduino-esp32 | Commits prior to a7cec020df8f1a815bd8dfd2559f51a2216bcf1c | — |
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
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pvharmo2/gha-lab-6ab39df295 ★ 0 · Sep 2, 2026
Controlled security-research lab reproducing CVE-2024-45798 (GHSA-h52q-xhg2-6jw8) in espressif/arduino-esp32 — poisoned-artifact pwn request via tests_results.yml workflow_run
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/security/advisories/GHSA-h52q-xhg2-6jw8
- https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/javascript/js-actions-command-injection
- https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/blob/690bdb511d9f001e2066da2dda2c631a3eee270f/.github/workflows/tests_results.yml
- https://securitylab.github.com/research/github-actions-preventing-pwn-requests
- https://securitylab.github.com/research/github-actions-untrusted-input