RCE in Lycheeverse Lychee-Action

CVE-2024-48908

lychee link checking action checks links in Markdown, HTML, and text files using lychee. Prior to version 2.0.2, there is a potential attack of arbitrary code injection vulnerability in lychee-setup of the composite action at action.yml. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.2.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published · last modified .

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-48908: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48908?
CVE-2024-48908 is a vulnerability in Lycheeverse Lychee-Action, classified under Code Injection. Published 2025-08-28.
Is CVE-2024-48908 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.