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.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Renovatebot
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Renovate 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via npm
Weaknesses CWE-77
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T19:28:44.635Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T11:36:02.573Z

Link: CVE-2026-76230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T19:28:39.859Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:50.277

Modified: 2026-08-21T20:16:43.970

Link: CVE-2026-76230

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T17:15:04Z

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