GitHub Actions Has Problems

GitHub Actions is degraded by delays assigning hosted runners and starting workflows.

GitHub's status page reported degraded GitHub Actions availability on October 5, 2026. Investigators attributed the problem to delays assigning GitHub-hosted runners, which slowed workflow start times across multiple runner configurations. Teams said they were mitigating the impact and would post further updates. The notices describe an operational incident and do not mention a security cause.

• GitHub reported degraded Actions performance starting October 5, 2026.
• Hosted-runner assignment delays slowed workflow starts across configurations.
• No security cause or customer data impact was stated.