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Prompt-injection flaw in CI/CD pipelines hits top firms
Taylor Hawes
December 05, 2025
⚡ Weekend Threat Brief
Prompt-injection flaw in CI/CD pipelines hits top firms
A new vulnerability called “PromptPwnd” affects GitHub Actions and similar CI/CD workflows — especially when AI agents (like Gemini CLI, Claude Code, or OpenAI Codex) handle untrusted user input.
Takeaway: Malicious instructions hidden in issue titles or bodies can trick the AI into executing privileged commands. This may lead to secret leaks or unauthorized edits in repositories. Organizations are urged to sanitize untrusted input, limit AI tool privileges, and treat AI output as untrusted until validated.
🎯 Tactical Playbook
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) arms up with Palo Alto Networks OneGov for stronger federal cybersecurity
Under a new agreement, GSA will deliver robust cybersecurity tools to federal agencies through Palo Alto Networks’ OneGov program, offering consolidated access to advanced firewalls, threat detection, and network security solutions. This move aims to help agencies standardize security across the board and respond faster to threats. It signals growing federal confidence in unified, vendor-backed security frameworks over patchwork point solutions.
Tactical tip: Implementing cybersecurity at the federal level boosts confidence. Organizations must prioritize tools that are approved by federal agencies.
🛡️ Research Watch
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issues guidance on securing AI-enabled Operational Technology (OT) environments
CISA warns that integrating AI systems into OT, such as industrial controls or critical infrastructure, brings new cyber risks. The guidance recommends strict access controls, validating AI outputs, and isolating AI-driven OT systems from external networks. The agency urges organisations to treat AI as a potential entry point — meaning AI tools should undergo the same scrutiny as other components in a secure OT setup.
🧩 Tool Tip of the Week
Use iDox.ai Redaction Suite to speed up secure document handling
When you need to redact sensitive information from documents, such as personal data, financial details, or health records, iDox.ai makes the job faster and safer. It supports many file types (PDF, Word, Excel, etc.), and uses AI to detect and remove sensitive content automatically.
You can batch-process hundreds of documents at once, reducing manual work by up to 95%.
It also generates a compliance report or redaction certificate — useful if you must show audit-ready proof of data handling.
🗣️ Community Signal
I always hammer on this when I talk about secure development. The root cause analysis and continuous improvement are incredibly important just because that’s how you tell what mistakes you’re making and how you keep from reliving that experience over and over again. Also, talk directly to the synergy with CIS Controls. Steve Lipner, Executive Director of SAFECode.org.
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