From fed3364a435331f2e03736664e5ffbfdcf04f049 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Matkovski <227190503+peter-matkovski@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:43:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ci: add least-privilege permissions to GitHub Actions
 workflows

Add explicit workflow-level permissions for CI, lint, Reviewdog, and release automation.

Allow Reviewdog to publish pull-request reviews.

Limit every other workflow to the scopes it uses.

Refs: APPSEC-164
---
 .github/workflows/ci.yaml              | 3 +++
 .github/workflows/initiate_release.yml | 4 ++++
 .github/workflows/lint.yaml            | 3 +++
 .github/workflows/reviewdog.yaml       | 4 ++++
 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index cf3000a..dcd9dec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test-build:
     name: 👷 Test & Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml b/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
index 6dc7b49..3c8aa06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/initiate_release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
         description: "The new version number with 'v' prefix. Example: v1.40.1"
         required: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   init_release:
     name: 🚀 Create release PR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index b7370e5..00dd21b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: 👮 Lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yaml b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yaml
index 255573f..a9d3627 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   reviewdog:
     name: 🐶 Reviewdog