---
id: CVE-2025-62794
title: >-
  GitHub Workflow Updater is a VS Code extension that automatically pins GitHub
  Actions to specific commits for enhanced security
summary: >-
  GitHub Workflow Updater is a VS Code extension that automatically pins GitHub
  Actions to specific commits for enhanced security. Before 0.0.7, any provided
  Github token would be stored in plaintext in the editor configuration as json
  on …
severity: low
cvss: 3.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-522
published: '2025-10-28'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T11:10:00.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62794'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/RichardoC/github-workflow-updater-extension/commit/b9518c38ac6bc2a9fda2242e6daef17f7184ad1f
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/RichardoC/github-workflow-updater-extension/security/advisories/GHSA-679x-97jw-8vjp
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-discussions/discussions/748'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00127
epssPercentile: 0.02081
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.665Z'
---

## Overview

GitHub Workflow Updater is a VS Code extension that automatically pins GitHub Actions to specific commits for enhanced security. Before 0.0.7, any provided Github token would be stored in plaintext in the editor configuration as json on disk, rather than through the more secure "securestorage" api. An attacker with read only access to your home directory could have read this token and used it to perform actions with that token. Update to 0.0.7.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.