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CVE-2021-4281: Brave UX for-the-badge combine-prs.yml os command injection

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

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

• Brave UX for-the-badge: before 1.2.0 — fixed in 1.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brave UX for-the-badge 1.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge/commit/55b5a234c0fab935df5fb08365bc8fe9c37cf46b
• https://github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge/pull/165
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216842
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216842
• https://github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge/commit/55b5a234c0fab935df5fb08365bc8fe9c37cf46b
• https://github.com/BraveUX/for-the-badge/pull/165
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216842
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216842

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