# CVE-2020-5262: GitHub personal access token leaking into temporary EasyBuild (debug) logs

- Also known as: PYSEC-2020-41, GHSA-2WX6-WC87-RMJM, PYSEC-2020-268
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.2
- Published: 2020-03-19 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- easybuilders easybuild-framework: fixed in 4.1.2
- easybuild-framework (PyPI): fixed in 4.1.2
- easybuild-framework (PyPI): fixed in 4.1.2
- easybuild (PyPI): fixed in 4.1.2

## Description

In EasyBuild before version 4.1.2, the GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) used by EasyBuild for the GitHub integration features (like `--new-pr`, `--fro,-pr`, etc.) is shown in plain text in EasyBuild debug log files. This issue is fixed in EasyBuild v4.1.2, and in the `master`+ `develop` branches of the `easybuild-framework` repository.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on easybuilders easybuild-framework, easybuild-framework, easybuild, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-2wx6-wc87-rmjm
- https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/pull/3248
- https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/pull/3249

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