diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-11-28-fix-code-injection-alert-filtering.md b/actions/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-11-28-fix-code-injection-alert-filtering.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b80ef77c2bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-11-28-fix-code-injection-alert-filtering.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: majorAnalysis
+---
+* The query `actions/code-injection/medium` has been updated to include results which were incorrectly excluded while filtering out results that are reported by `actions/code-injection/critical`.
diff --git a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll
index 0f77acc2444b..8bffbbde5d1d 100644
--- a/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll
+++ b/actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll
@@ -91,3 +91,25 @@ private module CodeInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate a code script. */
 module CodeInjectionFlow = TaintTracking::Global<CodeInjectionConfig>;
+
+/**
+ * Holds if the flow from `source` to `sink` has critical severity and they are
+ * linked by `event`.
+ */
+pragma[inline]
+predicate criticalSeverity(DataFlow::Node source, DataFlow::Node sink, Event event) {
+  event = getRelevantCriticalEventForSink(sink) and
+  source.(RemoteFlowSource).getEventName() = event.getName()
+}
+
+/** Holds if the flow from `source` to `sink` has medium severity. */
+pragma[inline]
+predicate mediumSeverity(DataFlow::Node source, DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  not criticalSeverity(source, sink, _) and
+  // exclude cases where the sink is a JS script and the expression uses toJson
+  not exists(UsesStep script |
+    script.getCallee() = "actions/github-script" and
+    script.getArgumentExpr("script") = sink.asExpr() and
+    exists(getAToJsonReferenceExpression(sink.asExpr().(Expression).getExpression(), _))
+  )
+}
diff --git a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.ql b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.ql
index ed30e4da71c8..b38332798c26 100644
--- a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.ql
+++ b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.ql
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
 from CodeInjectionFlow::PathNode source, CodeInjectionFlow::PathNode sink, Event event
 where
   CodeInjectionFlow::flowPath(source, sink) and
-  event = getRelevantCriticalEventForSink(sink.getNode()) and
-  source.getNode().(RemoteFlowSource).getEventName() = event.getName()
+  criticalSeverity(source.getNode(), sink.getNode(), event)
 select sink.getNode(), source, sink,
   "Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user ($@).", sink,
   sink.getNode().asExpr().(Expression).getRawExpression(), event, event.getName()
diff --git a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.ql b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.ql
index 0f8b6e13a290..03bbeb962ce7 100644
--- a/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.ql
+++ b/actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.ql
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ import CodeInjectionFlow::PathGraph
 from CodeInjectionFlow::PathNode source, CodeInjectionFlow::PathNode sink
 where
   CodeInjectionFlow::flowPath(source, sink) and
-  inNonPrivilegedContext(sink.getNode().asExpr()) and
-  // exclude cases where the sink is a JS script and the expression uses toJson
-  not exists(UsesStep script |
-    script.getCallee() = "actions/github-script" and
-    script.getArgumentExpr("script") = sink.getNode().asExpr() and
-    exists(getAToJsonReferenceExpression(sink.getNode().asExpr().(Expression).getExpression(), _))
-  )
+  mediumSeverity(source.getNode(), sink.getNode())
 select sink.getNode(), source, sink,
   "Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user.", sink,
   sink.getNode().asExpr().(Expression).getRawExpression()
diff --git a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/.github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/.github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b7a6df009c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/.github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+on:
+  push:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  echo-chamber:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.commits[11].message }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.commits[11].author.email }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.commits[11].author.name }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.head_commit.author.email }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.head_commit.author.name }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.head_commit.committer.email }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.head_commit.committer.name }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.commits[11].committer.email }}'
+    - run: echo '${{ github.event.commits[11].committer.name }}'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.expected b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.expected
index af788f6280b2..9bf7e9aa56db 100644
--- a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.expected
+++ b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionCritical.expected
@@ -435,6 +435,16 @@ nodes
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:14:19:14:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.committer.name |
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.email |
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:9:19:9:57 | github.event.commits[11].message | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].message |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:10:19:10:62 | github.event.commits[11].author.email | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].author.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:11:19:11:61 | github.event.commits[11].author.name | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].author.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:12:19:12:57 | github.event.head_commit.message | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.message |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:13:19:13:62 | github.event.head_commit.author.email | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.author.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:14:19:14:61 | github.event.head_commit.author.name | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.author.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.head_commit.committer.email | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.committer.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.committer.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:17:19:17:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:18:19:18:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.name |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:6:7:6:11 | input taint | semmle.label | input taint |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:36:21:36:39 | inputs.taint | semmle.label | inputs.taint |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:44:19:44:56 | github.event.pull_request.title | semmle.label | github.event.pull_request.title |
diff --git a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.expected b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.expected
index 6c948d9559ea..4bbe7da0aaf3 100644
--- a/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.expected
+++ b/actions/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjectionMedium.expected
@@ -435,6 +435,16 @@ nodes
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:14:19:14:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.committer.name |
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.email |
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:9:19:9:57 | github.event.commits[11].message | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].message |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:10:19:10:62 | github.event.commits[11].author.email | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].author.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:11:19:11:61 | github.event.commits[11].author.name | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].author.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:12:19:12:57 | github.event.head_commit.message | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.message |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:13:19:13:62 | github.event.head_commit.author.email | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.author.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:14:19:14:61 | github.event.head_commit.author.name | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.author.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.head_commit.committer.email | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.committer.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.head_commit.committer.name |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:17:19:17:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.email |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:18:19:18:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | semmle.label | github.event.commits[11].committer.name |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:6:7:6:11 | input taint | semmle.label | input taint |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:36:21:36:39 | inputs.taint | semmle.label | inputs.taint |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:44:19:44:56 | github.event.pull_request.title | semmle.label | github.event.pull_request.title |
@@ -719,6 +729,16 @@ subpaths
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:14:19:14:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | .github/workflows/push.yml:14:19:14:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | .github/workflows/push.yml:14:19:14:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push.yml:14:19:14:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | ${{ github.event.head_commit.committer.name }} |
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | .github/workflows/push.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | .github/workflows/push.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | ${{ github.event.commits[11].committer.email }} |
 | .github/workflows/push.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | .github/workflows/push.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | .github/workflows/push.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | ${{ github.event.commits[11].committer.name }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:9:19:9:57 | github.event.commits[11].message | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:9:19:9:57 | github.event.commits[11].message | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:9:19:9:57 | github.event.commits[11].message | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:9:19:9:57 | github.event.commits[11].message | ${{ github.event.commits[11].message }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:10:19:10:62 | github.event.commits[11].author.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:10:19:10:62 | github.event.commits[11].author.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:10:19:10:62 | github.event.commits[11].author.email | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:10:19:10:62 | github.event.commits[11].author.email | ${{ github.event.commits[11].author.email }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:11:19:11:61 | github.event.commits[11].author.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:11:19:11:61 | github.event.commits[11].author.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:11:19:11:61 | github.event.commits[11].author.name | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:11:19:11:61 | github.event.commits[11].author.name | ${{ github.event.commits[11].author.name }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:12:19:12:57 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:12:19:12:57 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:12:19:12:57 | github.event.head_commit.message | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:12:19:12:57 | github.event.head_commit.message | ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:13:19:13:62 | github.event.head_commit.author.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:13:19:13:62 | github.event.head_commit.author.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:13:19:13:62 | github.event.head_commit.author.email | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:13:19:13:62 | github.event.head_commit.author.email | ${{ github.event.head_commit.author.email }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:14:19:14:61 | github.event.head_commit.author.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:14:19:14:61 | github.event.head_commit.author.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:14:19:14:61 | github.event.head_commit.author.name | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:14:19:14:61 | github.event.head_commit.author.name | ${{ github.event.head_commit.author.name }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.head_commit.committer.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.head_commit.committer.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.head_commit.committer.email | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:15:19:15:65 | github.event.head_commit.committer.email | ${{ github.event.head_commit.committer.email }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:16:19:16:64 | github.event.head_commit.committer.name | ${{ github.event.head_commit.committer.name }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:17:19:17:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:17:19:17:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:17:19:17:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:17:19:17:65 | github.event.commits[11].committer.email | ${{ github.event.commits[11].committer.email }} |
+| .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:18:19:18:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:18:19:18:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:18:19:18:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/push_and_workflow_dispatch.yml:18:19:18:64 | github.event.commits[11].committer.name | ${{ github.event.commits[11].committer.name }} |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:36:21:36:39 | inputs.taint | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-caller-1.yml:11:15:11:52 | github.event.pull_request.title | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:36:21:36:39 | inputs.taint | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:36:21:36:39 | inputs.taint | ${{ inputs.taint }} |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:53:26:53:39 | env.log | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:44:19:44:56 | github.event.pull_request.title | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:53:26:53:39 | env.log | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:53:26:53:39 | env.log | ${{ env.log }} |
 | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:66:34:66:52 | env.prev_log | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:45:24:45:61 | github.event.changes.title.from | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:66:34:66:52 | env.prev_log | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/reusable-workflow-1.yml:66:34:66:52 | env.prev_log | ${{ env.prev_log }} |
@@ -729,6 +749,10 @@ subpaths
 | .github/workflows/test10.yml:333:34:333:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/test10.yml:333:34:333:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/test10.yml:333:34:333:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/test10.yml:333:34:333:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} |
 | .github/workflows/test10.yml:423:34:423:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/test10.yml:423:34:423:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/test10.yml:423:34:423:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/test10.yml:423:34:423:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} |
 | .github/workflows/test10.yml:518:34:518:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/test10.yml:518:34:518:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/test10.yml:518:34:518:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/test10.yml:518:34:518:77 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} |
+| .github/workflows/test20.yml:15:54:15:94 | github.event.pull_request.head.ref | .github/workflows/test20.yml:15:54:15:94 | github.event.pull_request.head.ref | .github/workflows/test20.yml:15:54:15:94 | github.event.pull_request.head.ref | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/test20.yml:15:54:15:94 | github.event.pull_request.head.ref | ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} |
+| .github/workflows/test21.yml:22:35:22:73 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/test21.yml:22:35:22:73 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/test21.yml:22:35:22:73 | github.event.head_commit.message | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/test21.yml:22:35:22:73 | github.event.head_commit.message | ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }} |
+| .github/workflows/test21.yml:23:36:23:74 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/test21.yml:23:36:23:74 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/test21.yml:23:36:23:74 | github.event.head_commit.message | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/test21.yml:23:36:23:74 | github.event.head_commit.message | ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }} |
+| .github/workflows/test21.yml:24:50:24:88 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/test21.yml:24:50:24:88 | github.event.head_commit.message | .github/workflows/test21.yml:24:50:24:88 | github.event.head_commit.message | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/test21.yml:24:50:24:88 | github.event.head_commit.message | ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }} |
 | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches1.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches1.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches1.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches1.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} |
 | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches2.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches2.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches2.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches2.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} |
 | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches4.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches4.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches4.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | Potential code injection in $@, which may be controlled by an external user. | .github/workflows/workflow_run_branches4.yml:13:20:13:63 | github.event.workflow_run.head_branch | ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} |