CVE-2026-27938
WPGraphQL Repo Vulnerable to Command Injection via Unsanitized GitHub Actions Expression in Release Workflow
- Published
- Feb 26, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Sep 4, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 54.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
WPGraphQL provides a GraphQL API for WordPress sites. Prior to version 2.9.1, the `wp-graphql/wp-graphql` repository contains a GitHub Actions workflow (`release.yml`) vulnerable to OS command injection through direct use of `${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}` inside a `run:` shell block. When a pull request from `develop` to `master` is merged, the PR body is injected verbatim into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution on the Actions runner. Version 2.9.1 contains a fix for the vulnerability.
Sources
1- gha-lab-a7f6217d26Research
Security-research reproduction of CVE-2026-27938 / GHSA-4q9f-mjxf-rx7x (GitHub Actions expression injection in release workflows) — snapshot of wp-graphql/wp-graphql at b216fe22f3a119f256511ec7353f536fee6886ac
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