Fix Scorecard Token-Permissions alert: move security-events:write to job level - #5475
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…uild.yml The Scorecard Token-Permissions check flagged that security-events permission was set at the top level. Following least-privilege principles, move the security-events: write permission to the job level, where it is needed by the github/codeql-action/analyze step. Signed-off-by: Alan Jowett <alanjo@microsoft.com>
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Fix Scorecard Token-Permissions alert: move security-events:write to job level
Jul 30, 2026
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Description
The Scorecard
Token-Permissionscheck (alert #573) flagged thatsecurity-events: writewas set at the top-level workflow permissions inreusable-build.yml, violating least-privilege principles.Change: Added explicit
permissionsblock at thebuildjob level:Top-level permissions remain
contents: read. Thesecurity-events: writepermission is now scoped only to the job that actually usesgithub/codeql-action/analyze.Testing
No new tests needed — this is a CI workflow permission change only. The existing CodeQL build path (
build_codeql: true) exercises the affected step.Documentation
No documentation impact.
Installation
No installer impact.