Sherlock: Command Injection via pull_request_target in validate_modified_targets.yml_CVE-2026-44590

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    "description": "Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across social networks. Prior to 0.16.1, the GitHub Actions workflow validate_modified_targets.yml is vulnerable to command injection via the pull_request_target trigger. Any GitHub user can execute arbitrary commands on the CI runner and exfiltrate the GITHUB_TOKEN by opening a pull request. No approval, review, or merge is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.16.1.",
    "published": "2026-05-27T19:23:01.638Z",
    "modified": "2026-05-27T19:23:01.638Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Sherlock: Command Injection via pull_request_target in validate_modified_targets.yml",
    "source": "GitHub_M",
    "references": "https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wr-ccr4-x8g9",
    "id": "CVE-2026-44590",
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    "sourceData": "sherlock-project sherlock < 0.16.1",
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        "version": "3.1"
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    "product": "sherlock",
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    "ai_description": "Command injection vulnerability in GitHub Actions workflow validate_modified_targets.yml via pull_request_target trigger",
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