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actionlint

actionlint Project · CI/CD Pipeline Security

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Open SourceCommunity

actionlint validates workflows, integrates ShellCheck and flags potentially untrusted expressions in run scripts.

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What it does2 capabilities

0 of 2 at full coverage.

CI/CD Configuration ScanningPartialCICD · level 2 · 7 providers
Workflow Injection DetectionPartialCICD · level 2 · 3 providers

What it proves5 controls across 2 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

Scorecard3 / 20Dangerous-Workflow Pinned-Dependencies Token-Permissions
CI/CD Top 102 / 10CICD-SEC-4 CICD-SEC-7

What it stops3 techniques · 1 risk

3 techniques countered, 3 of them common

Mutable Tag Hijack of CI Actions and ImagesCommon
Poisoned Pipeline ExecutionCommon
Workflow Script InjectionCommon

1 risks reduced

Attacker executes code in the CI/CD pipelineCritical

Where it runs2 phases · 2 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Code2
Build2

How it is delivered

CLI toolIDE plugin

What it unlocks1 activity · reaches level 1

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 1. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 1

Scan pipeline definitions for dangerous patternsLow effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costsOpen source (free) · free tier

LicensingOpen source (free)

Priced pernone

BillingFree

Scales withOperating effort only

Total cost

No license cost, but self-support, upgrades, scaling and integration effort must be budgeted as personnel cost.

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with

No supported language, standard, integration or named feature recorded.

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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