diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d2798c319911..72a40b1c00b1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ parameters:
     default: ''
     description: The PR number
     type: string
+  ghTrustedAuthor:
+    default: 'false'
+    description: Whether the PR author is a trusted author who should be allowed to persist to shared caches
+    type: string
   workflow:
     default: skipped
     description: Which workflow to run
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ parameters:
 
 jobs:
   generate-and-run-config:
-    executor: 
+    executor:
       name: node/default
       resource_class: large
     steps:
@@ -44,7 +48,9 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Generate config
           command: |
-            yarn dlx jiti ./scripts/ci/main.ts --workflow=<< pipeline.parameters.workflow >>
+            yarn dlx jiti ./scripts/ci/main.ts \
+              --workflow=<< pipeline.parameters.workflow >> \
+              --gh-trusted-author=<< pipeline.parameters.ghTrustedAuthor >>
       - continuation/continue:
           configuration_path: .circleci/config.generated.yml
 workflows:
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-node-and-install/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-node-and-install/action.yml
index d882d1c57068..754d7dcba690 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-node-and-install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-node-and-install/action.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
-    - name: Cache dependencies
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
+    # Restore only — save is gated below. actions/cache's post-job save step uses a
+    # runner-internal token that bypasses `permissions:`, so splitting is the only
+    # reliable way to prevent pull_request_target runs from poisoning the shared cache.
+    - name: Restore cached dependencies
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
       with:
         path: |
           ~/.yarn/berry/cache
@@ -39,3 +42,11 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       working-directory: code
       run: yarn install
+
+    - name: Save cached dependencies
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request_target'
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.yarn/berry/cache
+        key: yarn-v1-${{ hashFiles('yarn.lock') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml
index 7b1cedda19f1..c2f7b79de58d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,30 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "workflow=merged" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:daily'))
         run: echo "workflow=daily" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - id: trusted-author
+        env:
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          ASSOCIATION: ${{ github.event.pull_request.author_association }}
+          USER_TYPE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.type }}
+          USER_LOGIN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+        run: |
+          # You can only push to `main` and `next` as a core team member, so the content is trustworthy.
+          if [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "push" ]; then
+            echo "result=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # These commits are made by the release actions, which are gated to core team members.
+          elif [ "$USER_LOGIN" = "github-actions[bot]" ] && [ "$USER_TYPE" = "Bot" ]; then
+            echo "result=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # Trusted members of the organization can also write to cache (core team, DX, and a few maintainers)
+          elif { [ "$ASSOCIATION" = "OWNER" ] || [ "$ASSOCIATION" = "MEMBER" ]; } && [ "$USER_TYPE" != "Bot" ]; then
+            echo "result=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "result=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
     outputs:
       workflow: ${{ env.workflow }}
       ghBaseBranch: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
       ghPrNumber: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+      ghTrustedAuthor: ${{ steps.trusted-author.outputs.result }}
 
   trigger-circle-ci-workflow:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/scripts/ci/common-jobs.ts b/scripts/ci/common-jobs.ts
index 75ce07d0b364..3b28d7928eaa 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/common-jobs.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/common-jobs.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   workflow,
   workspace,
 } from './utils/helpers.ts';
+import { isTrustedAuthor } from './utils/runtime.ts';
 import { defineJob, defineNoOpJob } from './utils/types.ts';
 
 const dirname = import.meta.dirname;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export const build_linux = defineJob('Build (linux)', (workflowName) => ({
   steps: [
     git.checkout(),
     npm.install('.'),
-    cache.persist(CACHE_PATHS, CACHE_KEYS()[0]),
+    ...(isTrustedAuthor() ? [cache.persist(CACHE_PATHS, CACHE_KEYS()[0])] : []),
     git.check(),
     npm.check(),
     {
diff --git a/scripts/ci/main.ts b/scripts/ci/main.ts
index dbb5b6497a8d..acf3346131d2 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/main.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/main.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { executors } from './utils/executors.ts';
 import { ensureRequiredJobs } from './utils/helpers.ts';
 import { orbs } from './utils/orbs.ts';
 import { parameters } from './utils/parameters.ts';
+import { setTrustedAuthor } from './utils/runtime.ts';
 import type {
   JobImplementationObj,
   JobOrNoOpJob,
@@ -149,11 +150,19 @@ console.log('--------------------------------');
 program
   .description('Generate CircleCI config')
   .requiredOption('-w, --workflow <string>', 'Workflow to generate config for')
+  .option(
+    '--gh-trusted-author <string>',
+    'Whether the pipeline can persist to shared caches',
+    'false'
+  )
   .parse(process.argv);
 
+const opts = program.opts();
+setTrustedAuthor(opts.ghTrustedAuthor === 'true');
+
 await fs.writeFile(
   join(dirname, '../../.circleci/config.generated.yml'),
-  yml.stringify(generateConfig(program.opts().workflow), null, {
+  yml.stringify(generateConfig(opts.workflow), null, {
     lineWidth: 1200,
     indent: 4,
   })
diff --git a/scripts/ci/utils/parameters.ts b/scripts/ci/utils/parameters.ts
index 1518f67a1f49..63fb13e5028a 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/utils/parameters.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/utils/parameters.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ export const parameters = {
     description: 'The PR number',
     type: 'string',
   },
+  ghTrustedAuthor: {
+    default: 'false',
+    description:
+      'Whether the pipeline is allowed to persist to shared caches (team member PRs and push events only)',
+    type: 'string',
+  },
   workflow: {
     default: 'skipped',
     description: 'Which workflow to run',
diff --git a/scripts/ci/utils/runtime.ts b/scripts/ci/utils/runtime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc4de12925f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/utils/runtime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+let trustedAuthor = false;
+
+export function setTrustedAuthor(isTrusted: boolean): void {
+  trustedAuthor = isTrusted;
+}
+
+export function isTrustedAuthor(): boolean {
+  return trustedAuthor;
+}