VNX-GH-303: Members can create public repositories

Any member can publish a repository under the organisation's name.

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

Public repositories can be created by mistake with internal code, or used to host look-alike actions that appear to be official.


Severity	Low
Confidence	high
CWE	CWE-200
Command	`vulnetix gha org`, `vulnetix gha audit`
Needs	org. Without them the rule is reported as not evaluated, never as passed.

Remediation

Restrict public repository creation to owners.

Run only this rule

vulnetix gha org --rule VNX-GH-303

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: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.

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