[#709] Harden GitHub Actions with top-level permissions and SHA pinning

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Summary

• Add explicit top-level permissions blocks to all 4 workflow files, defaulting to contents: read with elevated scopes only where needed
• Pin every external action reference to immutable 40-char commit SHAs with trailing version comments, preventing supply-chain attacks via mutable tag/branch references

Fixes #709

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