Scope down create-github-app-token permissions in bump workflows#14874
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The generated GitHub App token was minted with all installation permissions but is only used to push a branch and open a PR via peter-evans/create-pull-request. Restrict it to contents:write and pull-requests:write. https://claude.ai/code/session_015kWwkXkn8vzX14psMPDtb2
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Summary
actions/create-github-app-tokenmints a token carrying every permission the BoringBot app's installation has, by default. In the three daily dependency-bump workflows that token is only used bypeter-evans/create-pull-requestto push a branch and open a PR.This scopes each generated token down to the minimum required:
permission-contents: writepermission-pull-requests: writeAffected workflows:
.github/workflows/downstream-version-bump.yml.github/workflows/x509-limbo-version-bump.yml.github/workflows/boring-open-awslc-bump.ymlThis limits blast radius: a compromise of any of these workflow runs can no longer leverage the broader app installation permissions.
Test plan
peter-evans/create-pull-requeststill succeeds on the next scheduled (orworkflow_dispatch) run — it requires onlycontents: writeandpull-requests: write, both of which are granted.https://claude.ai/code/session_015kWwkXkn8vzX14psMPDtb2
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