vulnerability / NVI-00012076 / Revision 3
GitHub CLI partially discloses authentication tokens in `gh auth status` output
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for github.com/cli/cli/v2. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
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3.3 low
GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.
As of · GitHub Advisory Database
0.155%
FIRST EPSS model v2026.06.15; exploitation probability over 30 days, percentile 0.0463. Missing scores are unknown.
As of · FIRST EPSS
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
github.com/cli/cli/v2
source listed< 2.97.0
### Summary A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI where `gh auth status` could potentially print a portion of the authentication token in plaintext, depending on the lexical structure of the token. Affected users: - Authenticated users who ran `gh auth status` (without the `--show-token` flag) with a token type whose format contains an underscore after the prefix. This includes fine-grained personal access tokens (`github_pat_*`) and GitHub App installation/user access tokens (`ghs_*`, `ghu_*`, e.g., `ghs__`), including the Actions `GITHUB_TOKEN`. Classic tokens such as `gho_*` and `ghp_*` have an underscore-free body and are not affected. ### Details The vulnerability stems from the way GitHub CLI masks the authentication token when reporting authentication state: 1. A user runs `gh auth status` without `--show-token`, expecting the token to be fully masked. 2. The masking logic redacts only the characters that follow the last underscore in the token, instead of redacting everything after the token prefix. 3. The partially masked token is written to the command output, where it can be captured or shared. Because `gh auth status` is a diagnost
03 / Response
What to do next
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
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05 / Provenance
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- GHSA-cg6r-mpgc-h9mm ↗
GitHub Advisory Database · vendor advisory
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- CVE-2026-64652 ↗
FIRST EPSS · official catalog
Observed . FIRST EPSS; probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, not local compromise. Dataset date/model retained; FIRST services terms apply.
Public revision history
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- Revision 3 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 2 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 1 ·
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