VNX-GH-015: Condition always evaluates to true
An if: mixes ${{ }} with surrounding text, or is a block scalar, so it is a non-empty string and always true.
When an if: value contains text outside a single ${{ }} expression (including a trailing newline from a | block), GitHub evaluates the whole thing as a string, and any non-empty string is truthy. The guard, often an authorisation check, never blocks.
| Severity | High |
| Confidence | high |
| CWE | CWE-570, CWE-571, CWE-697 |
| Command | vulnetix gha workflows, vulnetix gha audit |
Remediation
Write the condition as a single expression, either bare (if: a && b) or entirely inside one ${{ }}.
Run only this rule
vulnetix gha workflows --rule VNX-GH-015Scoring
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:M/EX:M/EC:N/P:W. A finding whose severity the repository’s settings moved is scored at its adjusted severity.
All rules: GitHub rules.