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CVE-2026-94620GHSA-qx2g-vpwq-466c

classroom50: Classroom 50 vulnerable to arbitrary file overwrite on the teacher's machine via symlink in a student repo (gh teacher download)

foundation50 classroom50
CVSS
9.4Critical
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.41%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in1.11.0Fixed versionGitHub
Published1 Oct 2026Updated 1 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 1.11.0github.com/foundation50/gh-teacher, goGitHubgo get github.com/foundation50/gh-teacher@v1.11.0

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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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • classroom50affected: < 1.11.0CVE List
  • github.com/foundation50/gh-teacher, go< 1.11.0GitHub

References 2