VNX-GH-222: Actions secret not rotated in a year
A repository secret was last updated more than 365 days ago.
A long-lived secret has had more time to be copied, into logs, forks, laptops, and its owner may have left. Rotation bounds how long a leaked copy stays useful.
| Severity | Low |
| Confidence | medium |
| CWE | CWE-324 |
| Command | vulnetix gha settings, vulnetix gha audit |
| Needs | secrets. Without them the rule is reported as not evaluated, never as passed. |
Remediation
Rotate the credential at its issuer and update the secret; prefer OIDC federation over stored cloud keys.
Run only this rule
vulnetix gha settings --rule VNX-GH-222Scoring
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:L/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.