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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:16:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial plan


From ec12035ac29f9963e27142effb57361c14940ba9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:20:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Extend unpinned-tag query to scan composite action
 metadata

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Co-authored-by: oscarsj <1410188+oscarsj@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.ql    | 25 +++++++++++++------
 .../.github/actions/unpinned-tag/action.yml   |  6 +++++
 .../CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.expected       |  1 +
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/.github/actions/unpinned-tag/action.yml

diff --git a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.ql b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.ql
index c8512e5a1c0c..d70d9a530a0e 100644
--- a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.ql
+++ b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.ql
@@ -31,15 +31,26 @@ private predicate isPinnedContainer(string version) {
 bindingset[nwo]
 private predicate isContainerImage(string nwo) { nwo.regexpMatch("^docker://.+") }
 
-from UsesStep uses, string nwo, string version, Workflow workflow, string name
+private predicate getStepContainerName(UsesStep uses, string name) {
+  exists(Workflow workflow |
+    uses.getEnclosingWorkflow() = workflow and
+    (
+      workflow.getName() = name
+      or
+      not exists(workflow.getName()) and workflow.getLocation().getFile().getBaseName() = name
+    )
+  )
+  or
+  exists(CompositeAction action |
+    uses.getEnclosingCompositeAction() = action and
+    name = action.getLocation().getFile().getBaseName()
+  )
+}
+
+from UsesStep uses, string nwo, string version, string name
 where
   uses.getCallee() = nwo and
-  uses.getEnclosingWorkflow() = workflow and
-  (
-    workflow.getName() = name
-    or
-    not exists(workflow.getName()) and workflow.getLocation().getFile().getBaseName() = name
-  ) and
+  getStepContainerName(uses, name) and
   uses.getVersion() = version and
   not isTrustedOwner(nwo) and
   not (if isContainerImage(nwo) then isPinnedContainer(version) else isPinnedCommit(version)) and
diff --git a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/.github/actions/unpinned-tag/action.yml b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/.github/actions/unpinned-tag/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..782505cc698d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/.github/actions/unpinned-tag/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+name: Composite unpinned tag test
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: foo/bar@v2
+    - uses: foo/bar@25b062c917b0c75f8b47d8469aff6c94ffd89abb
diff --git a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.expected b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.expected
index ed35f1546171..7882cfaeb339 100644
--- a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.expected
+++ b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.expected
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+| .github/actions/unpinned-tag/action.yml:5:13:5:22 | foo/bar@v2 | Unpinned 3rd party Action 'action.yml' step $@ uses 'foo/bar' with ref 'v2', not a pinned commit hash | .github/actions/unpinned-tag/action.yml:5:7:6:60 | Uses Step | Uses Step |
 | .github/workflows/actor_trusted_checkout.yml:19:13:19:36 | completely/fakeaction@v2 | Unpinned 3rd party Action 'actor_trusted_checkout.yml' step $@ uses 'completely/fakeaction' with ref 'v2', not a pinned commit hash | .github/workflows/actor_trusted_checkout.yml:19:7:23:4 | Uses Step | Uses Step |
 | .github/workflows/actor_trusted_checkout.yml:23:13:23:37 | fakerepo/comment-on-pr@v1 | Unpinned 3rd party Action 'actor_trusted_checkout.yml' step $@ uses 'fakerepo/comment-on-pr' with ref 'v1', not a pinned commit hash | .github/workflows/actor_trusted_checkout.yml:23:7:26:21 | Uses Step | Uses Step |
 | .github/workflows/artifactpoisoning21.yml:13:15:13:49 | dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v2 | Unpinned 3rd party Action 'Pull Request Open' step $@ uses 'dawidd6/action-download-artifact' with ref 'v2', not a pinned commit hash | .github/workflows/artifactpoisoning21.yml:13:9:18:6 | Uses Step | Uses Step |