Document dependency CVE policy in SECURITY.md#13119
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Clarify that a dependency having a CVE does not mean gh has a vulnerability. We use govulncheck for reachability analysis and ask reporters to demonstrate impact before we act on dependency CVE reports. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Updates the security reporting guidance to clarify how dependency CVEs are handled for gh, emphasizing reachability analysis via govulncheck and requiring reporters to demonstrate exploitability/impact.
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- Add a policy note that a dependency CVE alone does not imply a
ghvulnerability. - Document the use of
govulncheckfor symbol-level reachability analysis. - Ask dependency CVE reporters to include a call chain or PoC demonstrating impact in
gh.
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| .github/SECURITY.md | Adds guidance on dependency CVE reports, including reachability/exploitability expectations and closure criteria for low-signal reports. |
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Adds a paragraph to SECURITY.md clarifying that a dependency having a CVE does not mean
ghhas a vulnerability. We usegovulncheckfor symbol-level reachability analysis, and we ask reporters to demonstrate exploitability before we act on dependency CVE reports.