diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yml b/.github/workflows/scan.yml
index c0a6fe1..9004361 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan.yml
@@ -67,11 +67,14 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           count=$(jq '[.runs[]
-                       | (.tool.driver.rules // []) as $rules
+                       | (([.tool.driver.rules // []]
+                          + [.tool.extensions[]?.rules // []]) | add) as $rules
+                       | ($rules | map({key: (.id // ""),
+                                        value: (.properties["security-severity"] // "0")})
+                          | from_entries) as $sev_by_id
                        | .results[]
-                       | . as $r
-                       | (($rules[$r.ruleIndex].properties["security-severity"]
-                           // $r.properties["security-severity"]
+                       | (($sev_by_id[.ruleId // .rule.id // ""]
+                           // .properties["security-severity"]
                            // "0") | tonumber) as $sev
                        | select($sev >= 7.0)] | length' "$sarif")
           echo "Critical/High Go findings: $count"
@@ -117,10 +120,12 @@ jobs:
                        | (.tool.driver.rules // []) as $rules
                        | .results[]
                        | . as $r
-                       | (($rules[$r.ruleIndex].properties["security-severity"]
-                           // $r.properties["security-severity"]
-                           // "0") | tonumber) as $sev
-                       | select($sev >= 7.0)] | length' "$sarif")
+                       | ((if ($r.ruleIndex | type) == "number"
+                           then $rules[$r.ruleIndex].properties["security-severity"]
+                           else null end)
+                          // $r.properties["security-severity"]
+                          // "0") as $sev
+                       | select(($sev | tonumber) >= 7.0)] | length' "$sarif")
           echo "Critical/High Actions findings: $count"
           if [ "$count" -gt 0 ]; then
             echo "::error::CodeQL Actions found $count Critical/High results"
diff --git a/throwaway_critical.go b/throwaway_critical.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ace6707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/throwaway_critical.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// This file exists ONLY to force-validate the CodeQL severity gate in
+// .github/workflows/scan.yml. It contains a flow from an HTTP request
+// query parameter (CodeQL's canonical untrusted source) into both
+// os/exec.Command and os.Open — patterns flagged by
+// codeql/go-queries' CommandInjection.ql and TaintedPath.ql at
+// security-severity 9.8 and 7.5 respectively.
+//
+// DO NOT MERGE. This PR exists to prove the workflow rejects Critical
+// findings and is closed without merging once that observation is
+// captured.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func throwawayUnsafeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// `r.URL.Query().Get` is the canonical CodeQL untrusted source.
+	user := r.URL.Query().Get("cmd")
+	// nosemgrep: dangerous-exec-command, go.lang.security.audit.dangerous-exec-command.dangerous-exec-command
+	if err := exec.Command("sh", "-c", user).Run(); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	path := r.URL.Query().Get("file")
+	// nosemgrep: go.lang.security.audit.dangerous-system-call
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	_ = f.Close()
+}
+
+func init() {
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "__throwaway_force_codeql_gate__" {
+		http.HandleFunc("/x", throwawayUnsafeHandler)
+		_ = http.ListenAndServe(":0", nil)
+	}
+}