Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-76230
renovatebot renovate
Renovate 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via npm
CVSS 4.0
8.4High
Official description
Renovate versions from 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the npm manager where user-provided packageName values are appended to npm install commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can craft malicious Renovate configuration files to execute arbitrary commands on the machine running Renovate.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 6.7Medium | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| renovatebot | renovate | 35.63.0 ≤ v < 40.33.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/012c0ac2fe32832e60a62bde405c0a241efd314c patch
- https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/a70a6a376d31148e80be5a5c885ac33ff5ddb30c patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-command-injection-via-npm third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-fr4j-65pv-gjjj vendor-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-08-19
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.01%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
63.4%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')