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CVE-2026-16735 (GCVE-0-2026-16735)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 13:45 – Updated: 2026-07-23 13:45

Title

release-it conventional-changelog Changelog File index.js writeChangelog os command injection

Summary

A security vulnerability has been detected in release-it conventional-changelog up to 11.0.1. This affects the function writeChangelog of the file index.js of the component Changelog File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument infile leads to os command injection. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Severity

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

CWE

CWE-78 - OS Command Injection
CWE-77 - Command Injection

Assigner

VulDB

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382479	vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382479/cti	signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16735	third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/861024	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/release-it/conventional-change…	exploitissue-trackingrelease-notes
https://github.com/release-it/conventional-changelog/	productrelease-notes

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
release-it	conventional-changelog	Affected: 11.0.0 Affected: 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:release-it:conventional-changelog::::::::

Credits

wjm2 (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team

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GHSA-WMPM-JC79-F6JV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-23 15:30 – Updated: 2026-07-23 15:30

Details

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

1.9 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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    "CVE-2026-16735"
  ],
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      "CWE-77"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-23T14:17:08Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-wmpm-jc79-f6jv",
  "modified": "2026-07-23T15:30:55Z",
  "published": "2026-07-23T15:30:55Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16735"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/861024"
    },
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    },
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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Sightings

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-16735 (GCVE-0-2026-16735)

GHSA-WMPM-JC79-F6JV

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