{"id":"CVE-2026-94620","revision":"abbf0d035a104b52aba72f0f242d8958","records":[{"revision":"abbf0d035a104b52aba72f0f242d8958","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-94620","aliases":[],"title":"Classroom 50 vulnerable to arbitrary file overwrite on the teacher's machine via symlink in a student repo (gh teacher download)","description":"Classroom 50 is a free and open-source tool for managing and grading programming assignments via GitHub. Prior to version 1.11.0, `gh teacher download` clones each student's assignment repository and then writes autograde artifacts (`result.json` and `results.json`) into the just-cloned working tree. The write followed symlinks, so a student who committed `result.json` or `results.json` as a **symlink** (materialized verbatim by `git clone`) could redirect the teacher's write to an arbitrary path — e.g. `~/.zshrc`, `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`, a cron file, or an in-clone `.git/hooks/*` file that git subsequently executes. The written bytes are attacker-controlled (the student's uploaded release asset for `result.json`; student-chosen submit-tag names for `results.json`). This is an arbitrary file write leading to code execution as the teacher, whose `gh` token carries `admin:org`, `repo`, and `workflow` across the entire classroom organization. Version 1.11.0 contains a patch. Some workarounds are available. Avoid running `gh teacher download` against untrusted student repositories, or run it inside a disposable sandbox / container with no access to sensitive host files or credentials. Inspect cloned trees for symlinked, hardlinked, or special (`result.json`/`results.json`) entries before allowing the artifact-refresh step to run.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-01T15:38:09.062+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-01T16:18:58.24+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"classroom50","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"foundation50\",\n                    \"product\": \"classroom50\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"< 1.11.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","score":9.4,"severity":"CRITICAL"}],"references":["https://github.com/foundation50/classroom50/security/advisories/GHSA-qx2g-vpwq-466c","https://github.com/foundation50/classroom50/commit/79112f33932d1b5c398a8801d97a8813d52d55ce"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94620","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-94620","identifiers":["CVE-2026-94620"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}