CI/CD Pipelines Vulnerabilities in Trusted Execution Paths March 2026

Time and time again, Linux systems execute attacker-controlled code during normal operation, and nothing in the system reports it as a failure.Security models still lean on the idea that something has to break first. An exploit fires, a misconfiguration opens a path, a control fails. But in these cases, there is no breakpoint to trace back to, because the commands being used are valid, expected, and fully trusted by the system.The pattern becomes easier to see in automated environments and is a defining trait of modern software supply chain attacks. CI/CD pipelines run these workflows constantly.They assume the inputs they receive are safe by default, which makes them a clear example of how trusted execution paths turn into execution paths for attacker-controlled code.LinuxSecurity – Security ArticlesRead More