diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheel.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheel.yml
index 547afbe56b..207537caed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheel.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'intel/cve-bin-tool' # run on origin repo only
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index b155973922..3973dd172c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 69f9ff4f8d..01bbd60602 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'intel' && 'intel-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cve_scan.yml b/.github/workflows/cve_scan.yml
index b85faa5dde..94c4e2a888 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cve_scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cve_scan.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index fd56fbf438..f6b3c723e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'intel' && 'intel-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index 5a788bf47b..c401645b19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'intel' && 'intel-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 8110175630..382d1743df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         tool: ['isort', 'black', 'pyupgrade', 'flake8', 'bandit', 'gitlint', 'mypy', 'interrogate']
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sbom.yml b/.github/workflows/sbom.yml
index af9f8c960e..9d29813529 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sbom.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sbom.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
index 53abffd41a..bc707e6713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'intel' && 'intel-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 4207d3c7c7..8dbbc68d44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'intel' && 'intel-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           disable-sudo: true
           egress-policy: block
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 90
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: block
           allowed-endpoints: >
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ jobs:
       EXTERNAL_SYSTEM: 1
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: block
           allowed-endpoints: >
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ jobs:
       PYTHONIOENCODING: 'utf8'
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/update-cache.yml
index c3e031f43f..ef9dcddb22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-cache.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-js-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/update-js-dependencies.yml
index d8bcf51bd1..7b7625943c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-js-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-js-dependencies.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/update-pre-commit.yml
index 3a114c258b..74f36ec509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-pre-commit.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-spdx-header.yml b/.github/workflows/update-spdx-header.yml
index 2197ff2713..a778d8a61c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-spdx-header.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-spdx-header.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-yml.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-yml.yml
index d454071424..54b33858a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-yml.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-yml.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@6c439dc8bdf85cadbbce9ed30d1c7b959517bc49 # v2.12.2
         with:
           egress-policy: audit