CVE-2026-76230Renovate 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via npm
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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
- 6.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-77
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
renovatebot renovate renovatebot:renovate (from the name) | from 35.63.0 before 40.33.0; 40.33.0 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-fr4j-65pv-gjjjvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/012c0ac2fe32832e60a62bde405c0a241efd314cpatch
- https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/a70a6a376d31148e80be5a5c885ac33ff5ddb30cpatch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-command-injection-via-npmthird-party-advisory
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