GitHub Actions Checkout Adds Protection Against Malicious pull_request_target Workflows

GitHub has implemented a major security enhancement in its Actions ecosystem with the release of actions/checkout v7, which aims to address a long-standing class of vulnerabilities known as “pwn requests.” This update was announced on June 18, 2026, and introduces safer defaults for workflows triggered by the pull_request_target event. This event is one of the […]

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