High-risk tools in GitHub
2 of the 86 tools in GitHub are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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actions_run_triggerExecute 3/5Trigger GitHub Actions workflow operations, including running, re-running, cancelling workflow runs, and deleting workflow run logs.
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run_secret_scanningExecute 3/5Scan files, content, or recent changes for secrets such as API keys, passwords, tokens, and credentials. This tool is intended for targeted scans of specific files, snippets, o...
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.
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