VNX-GH-012: Hard-coded container registry credentials

A job container or service declares a literal password instead of a secret reference.

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

Credentials written into the workflow file are visible to anyone who can read the repository and persist in git history.


Severity	High
Confidence	high
CWE	CWE-798
Command	`vulnetix gha workflows`, `vulnetix gha audit`

Remediation

Store the password as an Actions secret and reference it as ${{ secrets.NAME }}. Rotate the exposed credential.

Run only this rule

vulnetix gha workflows --rule VNX-GH-012

Scoring

CWSS vector at the rule’s default severity: CWSS:1.0/TI:H/AP:A/AL:A/IC:N/FC:LT/RP:N/RL:A/AV:I/AS:N/IN:A/SC:A/BI:H/DI:H/EX:H/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