Bump github/codeql-action from 3.25.13 to 4.31.9

Bumps [github/codeql-action](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) from 3.25.13 to 4.31.9.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/compare/2d790406f505036ef40ecba973cc774a50395aac...5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: github/codeql-action
  dependency-version: 4.31.9
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@2d790406f505036ef40ecba973cc774a50395aac
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
     # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@2d790406f505036ef40ecba973cc774a50395aac
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ jobs:
     #   make release
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@2d790406f505036ef40ecba973cc774a50395aac
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7

.github/workflows/scorecards.yml

@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@2d790406f505036ef40ecba973cc774a50395aac # tag=v1.0.26
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7 # tag=v1.0.26
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif

README.md

@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ StepSecurity Harden-Runner addresses this gap by providing security monitoring t
 
 - [Harden-Runner Detected the tj-actions/changed-files compromise](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/harden-runner-detection-tj-actions-changed-files-action-is-compromised) ([CVE-2025-30066](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrrh-fwg8-r2c3))
 - [Harden-Runner Detected a CI/CD Supply Chain Attack in Google’s Open-Source Project Flank](https://www.stepsecurity.io/case-studies/flank)
+- [Harden-Runner Detected the NX Build System compromise](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/supply-chain-security-alert-popular-nx-build-system-package-compromised-with-data-stealing-malware)
 - [Harden-Runner Detected a CI/CD Supply Chain Attack in Microsoft’s Open-Source Project Azure Karpenter Provider in Real-Time](https://www.stepsecurity.io/case-studies/azure-karpenter-provider)
 - [Harden-Runner Detected Anomalous Traffic to api.ipify.org Across Multiple Customers](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/harden-runner-detects-anomalous-traffic-to-api-ipify-org-across-multiple-customers)  
-- [Harden-Runner Flagged an Anomalous Outbound Call, Leading to a Docker Documentation Update](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/harden-runner-flags-anomalous-outbound-call-leading-to-docker-documentation-update)  
+- [Harden-Runner Detected an Unexpected Microsoft Defender Installation on GitHub-Hosted Ubuntu Runners](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/how-stepsecurity-harden-runner-detected-unexpected-microsoft-defender-installation-on-github-hosted-ubuntu-runners)
+- [Harden-Runner Flagged an Anomalous Outbound Call, Leading to a Docker Documentation Update](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/harden-runner-flags-anomalous-outbound-call-leading-to-docker-documentation-update)
 
 ### See It in Action
-Harden-Runner secures over **a million CI/CD workflow runs every week**, protecting thousands of pipelines, including those from popular open-source projects by **Microsoft, Google, and CISA**. See how top projects are using Harden-Runner and explore the insights:  
+Harden-Runner secures over **8 million CI/CD workflow runs every week**, protecting thousands of pipelines, including those from popular open-source projects by **Microsoft, Google, and CISA**. See how top projects are using Harden-Runner and explore the insights:  
 ➡️ [Who's using Harden-Runner?](https://docs.stepsecurity.io/whos-using-harden-runner)
 
 ## Quick Links
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ Explore the full feature set in the [Features Documentation](https://docs.stepse
 
 ## Trusted By and Case Studies
 
-Harden-Runner is trusted by over 6000 leading open-source projects and enterprises, including Microsoft, Google, Kubernetes, and more.
+Harden-Runner is trusted by over 8000 leading open-source projects and enterprises, including Microsoft, Google, Kubernetes, and more.
 
 ### Trusted by
 

dist/pre/index.js

@@ -85248,7 +85248,7 @@ function addSummary() {
     });
 }
 const STATUS_HARDEN_RUNNER_UNAVAILABLE = "409";
-const CONTAINER_MESSAGE = "This job is running in a container. Harden Runner does not run in a container as it needs sudo access to run. This job will not be monitored.";
+const CONTAINER_MESSAGE = "This job is running in a container. Such jobs can be monitored by installing Harden Runner in a custom VM image for GitHub-hosted runners.";
 const UBUNTU_MESSAGE = "This job is not running in a GitHub Actions Hosted Runner Ubuntu VM. Harden Runner is only supported on Ubuntu VM. This job will not be monitored.";
 const SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_MESSAGE = "This job is running on a self-hosted runner.";
 const HARDEN_RUNNER_UNAVAILABLE_MESSAGE = "Sorry, we are currently experiencing issues with the Harden Runner installation process. It is currently unavailable.";
@@ -85495,8 +85495,8 @@ var external_crypto_ = __nccwpck_require__(6982);
 
 const CHECKSUMS = {
     tls: {
-        amd64: "2430b850e0e4d67a2f3b626f02d2827226ee16406da6af0c47ae7b18e18bd2b8",
-        arm64: "a3c89271e697ab39557ba8011cac7a2df690b5d27b4584d5d5abdf8845a6ce6c",
+        amd64: "2a5be06ab620340f6957ddd180450caab414671c8b7da1996d8e2755c1cd49fa",
+        arm64: "e9d0ccf3e4e62ba15ff208ef6e0afa0ad5e323c3dfc50527342f436a85e65a55",
     },
     non_tls: {
         amd64: "336093af8ebe969567b66fd035af3bd4f7e1c723ce680d6b4b5b2a1f79bc329e", // v0.14.2
@@ -85549,7 +85549,7 @@ function installAgent(isTLS, configStr) {
             encoding: "utf8",
         });
         if (isTLS) {
-            downloadPath = yield tool_cache.downloadTool(`https://github.com/step-security/agent-ebpf/releases/download/v1.6.23/harden-runner_1.6.23_linux_${variant}.tar.gz`, undefined, auth);
+            downloadPath = yield tool_cache.downloadTool(`https://github.com/step-security/agent-ebpf/releases/download/v1.7.9/harden-runner_1.7.9_linux_${variant}.tar.gz`, undefined, auth);
         }
         else {
             if (variant === "arm64") {
@@ -85609,9 +85609,14 @@ var setup_awaiter = (undefined && undefined.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _ar
 
 
 (() => setup_awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    var _a, _b;
+    var _a, _b, _c, _d;
     try {
         console.log("[harden-runner] pre-step");
+        const customProperties = ((_b = (_a = github.context === null || github.context === void 0 ? void 0 : github.context.payload) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.repository) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.custom_properties) || {};
+        if (customProperties["skip-harden-runner"] === "true") {
+            console.log("Skipping harden-runner: custom property 'skip-harden-runner' is set to 'true'");
+            return;
+        }
         if (process.platform !== "linux") {
             console.log(UBUNTU_MESSAGE);
             return;
@@ -85635,7 +85640,7 @@ var setup_awaiter = (undefined && undefined.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _ar
             disable_sudo: lib_core.getBooleanInput("disable-sudo"),
             disable_sudo_and_containers: lib_core.getBooleanInput("disable-sudo-and-containers"),
             disable_file_monitoring: lib_core.getBooleanInput("disable-file-monitoring"),
-            private: ((_b = (_a = github.context === null || github.context === void 0 ? void 0 : github.context.payload) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.repository) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.private) || false,
+            private: ((_d = (_c = github.context === null || github.context === void 0 ? void 0 : github.context.payload) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.repository) === null || _d === void 0 ? void 0 : _d.private) || false,
             is_github_hosted: isGithubHosted(),
             is_debug: lib_core.isDebug(),
             one_time_key: "",
@@ -85764,6 +85769,21 @@ var setup_awaiter = (undefined && undefined.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _ar
             }
             return;
         }
+        if (isGithubHosted() && process.env.STEP_SECURITY_HARDEN_RUNNER === "true") {
+            external_fs_.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_STATE, `customVMImage=true${external_os_.EOL}`, {
+                encoding: "utf8",
+            });
+            lib_core.info("This job is running on a custom VM image with Harden Runner installed.");
+            if (confg.egress_policy === "block") {
+                sendAllowedEndpoints(confg.allowed_endpoints);
+                yield setup_sleep(5000);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        if (isGithubHosted() && external_fs_.existsSync("/home/agent/agent.status")) {
+            console.log("Agent already installed, skipping installation");
+            return;
+        }
         let _http = new lib.HttpClient();
         let statusCode;
         _http.requestOptions = { socketTimeout: 3 * 1000 };

docs/limitations.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ### GitHub-Hosted Runners
 
 * Only Ubuntu VM is supported. Windows and MacOS GitHub-hosted runners are not supported. There is a discussion about that [here](https://github.com/step-security/harden-runner/discussions/121).
-* Harden-Runner is not supported when [job is run in a container](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/running-jobs-in-a-container) as it needs sudo access on the Ubuntu VM to run. It can be used to monitor jobs that use containers to run steps. The limitation is if the entire job is run in a container. That is not common for GitHub Actions workflows, as most of them run directly on `ubuntu-latest`. Note: This is not a limitation for Self-Hosted runners.
+* Harden-Runner is not supported when [job is run in a container](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/running-jobs-in-a-container) with built-in labels such as `ubuntu-latest`, as it needs sudo access on the Ubuntu VM to run. The limitation is if the entire job is run in a container. However, such jobs can be monitored when using custom VM images with GitHub-hosted runners. This is also not a limitation for Self-Hosted runners.
 
 ### Self-Hosted Actions Runner Controller (ARC) Runners
 

src/checksum.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 
 const CHECKSUMS = {
   tls: {
-    amd64: "2430b850e0e4d67a2f3b626f02d2827226ee16406da6af0c47ae7b18e18bd2b8", // v1.6.23
-    arm64: "a3c89271e697ab39557ba8011cac7a2df690b5d27b4584d5d5abdf8845a6ce6c",
+    amd64: "2a5be06ab620340f6957ddd180450caab414671c8b7da1996d8e2755c1cd49fa", // v1.7.9
+    arm64: "e9d0ccf3e4e62ba15ff208ef6e0afa0ad5e323c3dfc50527342f436a85e65a55",
   },
   non_tls: {
     amd64: "336093af8ebe969567b66fd035af3bd4f7e1c723ce680d6b4b5b2a1f79bc329e", // v0.14.2

src/cleanup.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@ import * as common from "./common";
 import isDocker from "is-docker";
 import { isARCRunner } from "./arc-runner";
 import { isGithubHosted } from "./tls-inspect";
+import { context } from "@actions/github";
 (async () => {
   console.log("[harden-runner] post-step");
 
+  const customProperties = context?.payload?.repository?.custom_properties || {};
+  if (customProperties["skip-harden-runner"] === "true") {
+    console.log("Skipping harden-runner: custom property 'skip-harden-runner' is set to 'true'");
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (process.platform !== "linux") {
     console.log(common.UBUNTU_MESSAGE);
     return;
@@ -25,6 +32,10 @@ import { isGithubHosted } from "./tls-inspect";
     return;
   }
 
+  if (process.env.STATE_customVMImage === "true") {
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (process.env.STATE_isTLS === "false" && process.arch === "arm64") {
     return;
   }
@@ -37,6 +48,11 @@ import { isGithubHosted } from "./tls-inspect";
     return;
   }
 
+  if (isGithubHosted() && fs.existsSync("/home/agent/post_event.json")) {
+    console.log("Post step already executed, skipping");
+    return;
+  }
+
   fs.writeFileSync(
     "/home/agent/post_event.json",
     JSON.stringify({ event: "post" })

src/common.ts

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export async function addSummary() {
 export const STATUS_HARDEN_RUNNER_UNAVAILABLE = "409";
 
 export const CONTAINER_MESSAGE =
-  "This job is running in a container. Harden Runner does not run in a container as it needs sudo access to run. This job will not be monitored.";
+  "This job is running in a container. Such jobs can be monitored by installing Harden Runner in a custom VM image for GitHub-hosted runners.";
 
 export const UBUNTU_MESSAGE =
   "This job is not running in a GitHub Actions Hosted Runner Ubuntu VM. Harden Runner is only supported on Ubuntu VM. This job will not be monitored.";

src/index.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@ import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import isDocker from "is-docker";
 import { STEPSECURITY_WEB_URL } from "./configs";
 import { isGithubHosted } from "./tls-inspect";
+import { context } from "@actions/github";
 (async () => {
   console.log("[harden-runner] main-step");
 
+  const customProperties = context?.payload?.repository?.custom_properties || {};
+  if (customProperties["skip-harden-runner"] === "true") {
+    console.log("Skipping harden-runner: custom property 'skip-harden-runner' is set to 'true'");
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (process.platform !== "linux") {
     console.log(common.UBUNTU_MESSAGE);
     return;

src/install-agent.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function installAgent(
 
   if (isTLS) {
     downloadPath = await tc.downloadTool(
-      `https://github.com/step-security/agent-ebpf/releases/download/v1.6.23/harden-runner_1.6.23_linux_${variant}.tar.gz`,
+      `https://github.com/step-security/agent-ebpf/releases/download/v1.7.9/harden-runner_1.7.9_linux_${variant}.tar.gz`,
       undefined,
       auth
     );

src/setup.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ interface MonitorResponse {
   try {
     console.log("[harden-runner] pre-step");
 
+    const customProperties = context?.payload?.repository?.custom_properties || {};
+    if (customProperties["skip-harden-runner"] === "true") {
+      console.log("Skipping harden-runner: custom property 'skip-harden-runner' is set to 'true'");
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (process.platform !== "linux") {
       console.log(common.UBUNTU_MESSAGE);
       return;
@@ -243,6 +249,25 @@ interface MonitorResponse {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (isGithubHosted() && process.env.STEP_SECURITY_HARDEN_RUNNER === "true") {
+      fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_STATE, `customVMImage=true${EOL}`, {
+        encoding: "utf8",
+      });
+
+      core.info("This job is running on a custom VM image with Harden Runner installed.");
+
+      if (confg.egress_policy === "block") {
+        sendAllowedEndpoints(confg.allowed_endpoints);
+        await sleep(5000);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (isGithubHosted() && fs.existsSync("/home/agent/agent.status")) {
+      console.log("Agent already installed, skipping installation");
+      return;
+    }
+
     let _http = new httpm.HttpClient();
     let statusCode: number | undefined;
     _http.requestOptions = { socketTimeout: 3 * 1000 };