William Woodruff personal blog
Bypassing GitHub Actions policies in the dumbest way possible
TL;DR : GitHub Actions provides a policy mechanism for limiting the kinds of actions and reusable workflows that can be used within a repository, organization, or entire enterprise. Unfortunately, this mechanism is trivial to bypass . GitHub has told me that they don’t consider this a security issue (I disagree), so…
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Security & PrivacyInfrastructure & DevOps2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | Bypassing GitHub Actions policies in the dumbest way possible by woodruffw | 247 | 119 |