VNX-GH-007: Workflow token permissions not declared

Neither the workflow nor the job declares permissions:, so the token gets the repository default.

Updated 02 Nov 2026Checked against cli@24498404a, vdb-sca-match@v0.8.14

Without a permissions: block the GITHUB_TOKEN gets the repository or organisation default, which for many repositories is read/write on every scope. Any compromised step, a vulnerable action, an injection, can then push code, publish packages or approve pull requests.


Severity	Medium
Confidence	medium
CWE	CWE-250, CWE-272
Command	`vulnetix gha workflows`, `vulnetix gha audit`
Uses, when available	repo, to rate each finding against the repository’s own configuration.

Remediation

Add permissions: {} (or contents: read) at the top of the workflow, and grant individual jobs only the scopes they need.

Run only this rule

vulnetix gha workflows --rule VNX-GH-007

Scoring

CWSS vector at the rule’s default severity: CWSS:1.0/TI:M/AP:A/AL:A/IC:N/FC:LT/RP:N/RL:A/AV:I/AS:N/IN:A/SC:A/BI:M/DI:M/EX:L/EC:N/P:W. A finding whose severity the repository’s settings moved is scored at its adjusted severity.

All rules: GitHub rules.

Edit this pageSources: vdb-sca-match/ghaudit/rules_workflows.go, cli/internal/ghtasks/docs.go