Give only read-level security-events permission where possible

.github/workflows/__all-platform-bundle.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: All-platform bundle
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__analyze-ref-input.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Analyze: 'ref' and 'sha' from inputs"
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__autobuild-action.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: autobuild-action
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__autobuild-direct-tracing-with-working-dir.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Autobuild direct tracing (custom working directory)
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__autobuild-direct-tracing.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Autobuild direct tracing
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__build-mode-autobuild.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build mode autobuild
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__build-mode-manual.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build mode manual
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__build-mode-none.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build mode none
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__build-mode-rollback.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build mode rollback
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__cleanup-db-cluster-dir.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Clean up database cluster directory
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__config-export.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Config export
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__config-input.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Config input
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__cpp-deptrace-disabled.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'C/C++: disabling autoinstalling dependencies (Linux)'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__cpp-deptrace-enabled-on-macos.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'C/C++: autoinstalling dependencies is skipped (macOS)'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__cpp-deptrace-enabled.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'C/C++: autoinstalling dependencies (Linux)'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__diagnostics-export.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Diagnostic export
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__export-file-baseline-information.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Export file baseline information
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__extract-direct-to-toolcache.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Extract directly to toolcache
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__extractor-ram-threads.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Extractor ram and threads options test
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__go-custom-queries.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Go: Custom queries'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__go-indirect-tracing-workaround-diagnostic.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Go: diagnostic when Go is changed after init step'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__go-indirect-tracing-workaround-no-file-program.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Go: diagnostic when `file` is not installed'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__go-indirect-tracing-workaround.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Go: workaround for indirect tracing'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__go-tracing-autobuilder.yml

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Go: tracing with autobuilder step'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__go-tracing-custom-build-steps.yml

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Go: tracing with custom build steps'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__go-tracing-legacy-workflow.yml

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Go: tracing with legacy workflow'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__javascript-source-root.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Custom source root
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__job-run-uuid-sarif.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Job run UUID added to SARIF
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__language-aliases.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Language aliases
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__multi-language-autodetect.yml

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Multi-language repository
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__packaging-codescanning-config-inputs-js.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Packaging: Config and input passed to the CLI'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__packaging-config-inputs-js.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Packaging: Config and input'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__packaging-config-js.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Packaging: Config file'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__packaging-inputs-js.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Packaging: Action input'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__remote-config.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Remote config file
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__resolve-environment-action.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Resolve environment
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__rubocop-multi-language.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: RuboCop multi-language
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__ruby.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Ruby analysis
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__split-workflow.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Split workflow
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__start-proxy.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Start proxy
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__submit-sarif-failure.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Submit SARIF after failure
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: write # needed to upload the SARIF file
+
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__swift-autobuild.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Swift analysis using autobuild
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__swift-custom-build.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Swift analysis using a custom build command
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__test-autobuild-working-dir.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Autobuild working directory
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__test-local-codeql.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Local CodeQL bundle
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__test-proxy.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Proxy test
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__unset-environment.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test unsetting environment variables
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__upload-ref-sha-input.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Upload-sarif: 'ref' and 'sha' from inputs"
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__with-checkout-path.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Use a custom `checkout_path`
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__zstd-bundle-streaming.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Zstandard bundle (streaming)
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/__zstd-bundle.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Zstandard bundle
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       versions: ${{ steps.compare.outputs.versions }}
 
     permissions:
-      security-events: write
+      contents: read
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     permissions:
-      security-events: write
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write # needed to upload results
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout

.github/workflows/codescanning-config-cli.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false

.github/workflows/expected-queries-runs.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     steps:
     - name: Check out repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 45
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: write # needed to upload ESLint results
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false

.github/workflows/test-codeql-bundle-all.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'CodeQL Bundle All'
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      security-events: write
+      security-events: read
     timeout-minutes: 45
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

pr-checks/checks/submit-sarif-failure.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ env:
   # Mark telemetry for this workflow so it can be treated separately.
   CODEQL_ACTION_TESTING_ENVIRONMENT: codeql-action-pr-checks
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  security-events: write # needed to upload the SARIF file
+
 steps:
   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
   - uses: ./init

pr-checks/sync.py

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ for file in (this_dir / 'checks').glob('*.yml'):
         'name': checkSpecification['name'],
         'permissions': {
             'contents': 'read',
-            'security-events': 'write'
+            'security-events': 'read'
         },
         'timeout-minutes': 45,
         'runs-on': '${{ matrix.os }}',