diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-file-permissions.yml b/.github/workflows/test-file-permissions.yml
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index 000000000000..e6ad5949d8b4
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+name: Check File Permissions
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  permission-check:
+    name: Check File Permission
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Detect unnecessary execution permissions
+        run: php utils/check_permission_x.php
diff --git a/utils/check_permission_x.php b/utils/check_permission_x.php
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+++ b/utils/check_permission_x.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Utils;
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../system/Test/bootstrap.php';
+
+use CodeIgniter\CLI\CLI;
+use RecursiveDirectoryIterator;
+use RecursiveIteratorIterator;
+use RuntimeException;
+
+function findExecutableFiles($dir)
+{
+    $execFileList = [
+        'admin/release-userguide',
+        'admin/release-deploy',
+        'admin/apibot',
+        'admin/alldocs',
+        'admin/release',
+        'admin/docbot',
+        'admin/release-notes.bb',
+        'admin/release-revert',
+        'admin/starter/builds',
+        'user_guide_src/add-edit-this-page',
+    ];
+
+    $executableFiles = [];
+
+    // Check if the directory exists
+    if (! is_dir($dir)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException('No such directory: ' . $dir);
+    }
+
+    // Create a Recursive Directory Iterator
+    $iterator = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
+        new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($dir)
+    );
+
+    // Iterate over each item in the directory
+    foreach ($iterator as $fileinfo) {
+        // Check if the item is a file and is executable
+        if ($fileinfo->isFile() && is_executable($fileinfo->getPathname())) {
+            $filePath = $fileinfo->getPathname();
+
+            // Check allow list
+            if (in_array($filePath, $execFileList, true)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (str_ends_with($filePath, '.sh')) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $executableFiles[] = $filePath;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $executableFiles;
+}
+
+// Main
+chdir(__DIR__ . '/../');
+
+$dirs = ['admin', 'app', 'system', 'tests', 'user_guide_src', 'utils', 'writable'];
+
+$executableFiles = [];
+
+foreach ($dirs as $dir) {
+    $executableFiles = array_merge($executableFiles, findExecutableFiles($dir));
+}
+
+if ($executableFiles !== []) {
+    CLI::write('Files with unnecessary execution permissions were detected:', 'light_gray', 'red');
+
+    foreach ($executableFiles as $file) {
+        CLI::write('- ' . $file);
+    }
+
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+CLI::write('No files with unnecessary execution permissions were detected.', 'black', 'green');
+
+exit(0);