compose-lint is a Docker Compose security linter that identifies dangerous misconfigurations before deployment. In version 0.31.0, compose-lint escapes GitHub Actions workflow-command openers only after ASCII spaces and tabs, while the runner strips all leading Unicode whitespace before interpreting a line. Untrusted Compose values or repository paths beginning with Unicode whitespace followed by :: can therefore reach the text report, fix guidance, the fix dry-run diff, and stderr diagnostics as workflow commands when the package, pre-commit hook, or Docker image runs directly in CI. The GitHub Action is not affected because it disables command processing, and the flaw does not change the lint pass or fail result. This issue is fixed in version 0.32.0.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r7j4-crjv-h467 compose-lint: Text in a pull request can still issue CI workflow commands through compose-lint 0.31.0's output
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History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description compose-lint is a Docker Compose security linter that identifies dangerous misconfigurations before deployment. In version 0.31.0, compose-lint escapes GitHub Actions workflow-command openers only after ASCII spaces and tabs, while the runner strips all leading Unicode whitespace before interpreting a line. Untrusted Compose values or repository paths beginning with Unicode whitespace followed by :: can therefore reach the text report, fix guidance, the fix dry-run diff, and stderr diagnostics as workflow commands when the package, pre-commit hook, or Docker image runs directly in CI. The GitHub Action is not affected because it disables command processing, and the flaw does not change the lint pass or fail result. This issue is fixed in version 0.32.0.
Title compose-lint: Text in a pull request can still issue CI workflow commands through compose-lint 0.31.0's output
Weaknesses CWE-117
CWE-150
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-10T16:50:03.051Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T17:45:35.936Z

Link: CVE-2026-125121

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T17:17:26.410

Modified: 2026-11-10T17:17:26.410

Link: CVE-2026-125121

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