ci: harden GitHub Actions workflows

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ updates:
         patterns:
           - "*"
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 2
+      default-days: 7
       semver-major-days: 7
       semver-minor-days: 3
       semver-patch-days: 2
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ updates:
         patterns:
           - "*"
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 2
+      default-days: 7
     commit-message:
       prefix: "ci"

.github/workflows/ai-labeler.yml

@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 name: Classify PR
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request_target: # zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers] -- required for write access to PRs from forks; workflow only runs trusted reusable workflows, no PR code is checked out or executed
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 concurrency:
   group: classify-pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  issues: write
-  models: read
-  pull-requests: write
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   classify:

.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml

@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ name: Dependabot auto-merge
 
 on: pull_request
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   auto-merge:
     name: Auto-merge
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' # zizmor: ignore[bot-conditions] -- dual check: actor validates current trigger, user.login validates PR origin
     steps:
-      - uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@21025c705c08248db411dc16f3619e6b5f9ea21a # v2
+      - uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@21025c705c08248db411dc16f3619e6b5f9ea21a # v2.5.0
         id: metadata
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/direct-push-alert.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  issues: write
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   alert:

.github/workflows/labeler.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 name: Label PRs
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request_target: # zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers] -- required for write access to PRs from forks; workflow only runs trusted actions, no PR code is checked out or executed
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   label:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/labeler@634933edcd8ababfe52f92936142cc22ac488b1b # v6.0.1
         with:

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,33 +9,34 @@ concurrency:
   group: release-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  security-events: write
-  pull-requests: read
-  models: read
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   security:
     name: Security
     uses: ./.github/workflows/security.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+      pull-requests: read
 
   test:
     name: Test gate
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6.3.0 # zizmor: ignore[cache-poisoning] -- cache is branch-isolated; fork PRs cannot write to this cache
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Install golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@1e7e51e771db61008b38414a730f564565cf7c20 # v9
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@1e7e51e771db61008b38414a730f564565cf7c20 # v9.2.0
         with:
           version: v2.9.0
           install-only: true
@@ -84,9 +85,10 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       models: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Verify tag is on main
         env:
@@ -202,7 +204,9 @@ jobs:
     env:
       HAS_SKILLS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SKILLS_APP_PRIVATE_KEY && 'true' || '' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Check prerequisites
         id: check
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate token
         if: steps.check.outputs.ready == 'true'
         id: skills-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@29824e69f54612133e76f7eaac726eef6c875baf # v2
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@29824e69f54612133e76f7eaac726eef6c875baf # v2.2.1
         with:
           app-id: ${{ vars.SKILLS_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.SKILLS_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}

.github/workflows/scorecard.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     - cron: '30 1 * * 6'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   analysis:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           path: results.sarif
           retention-days: 5
 
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4.32.6
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif

.github/workflows/security.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  security-events: write
-  pull-requests: read
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   secrets:
@@ -22,9 +19,10 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install gitleaks
         run: |
@@ -41,7 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner (filesystem)
         uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@57a97c7e7821a5776cebc9bb87c984fa69cba8f1 # 0.35.0
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           version: 'v0.69.3'
 
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4.32.6
         if: always()
         continue-on-error: true  # Requires GitHub Advanced Security
         with:
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6.3.0
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         run: gosec -no-fail -fmt sarif -out gosec-results.sarif ./...
 
       - name: Upload gosec scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4.32.6
         if: always()
         continue-on-error: true  # Requires GitHub Advanced Security
         with:
@@ -96,9 +98,11 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/dependency-review-action@2031cfc080254a8a887f58cffee85186f0e49e48 # v4
+      - uses: actions/dependency-review-action@2031cfc080254a8a887f58cffee85186f0e49e48 # v4.9.0
     continue-on-error: true  # Requires GitHub Advanced Security
 
   codeql:
@@ -108,14 +112,16 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6.3.0
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4.32.6
         with:
           languages: go
           build-mode: manual
@@ -127,14 +133,14 @@ jobs:
         run: go build ./...
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4.32.6
         with:
           category: codeql-go
           upload: never
           output: sarif-results
 
       - name: Upload SARIF to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v4.32.6
         continue-on-error: true  # Requires GitHub Advanced Security
         with:
           sarif_file: sarif-results

.github/workflows/sensitive-change-gate.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 name: Sensitive Change Gate
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
+  pull_request_target: # zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers] -- required for write access to PRs from forks; workflow only runs trusted reusable workflow, no PR code is checked out or executed
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   gate: