CVE-2026-76231 (GCVE-0-2026-76231)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-19 14:02 – Updated: 2026-08-20 16:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Renovate 32.135.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via hermit
Summary
Renovate versions from 32.135.0 before 40.33.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the hermit manager where user-provided dependency names are appended to install and uninstall commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can provide maliciously named hermit dependencies to execute arbitrary commands on the machine running Renovate.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-20 16:06 UTC
CWE
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/… | vendor-advisory |
| https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/b6… | patch |
| https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/ea… | patch |
| https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/41… | patch |
| https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/a7… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-bef… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| renovatebot | renovate |
Affected:
32.135.0 , < 40.33.0
(semver)
Unaffected: 40.33.0 (semver) |
guessed |
Date Public
2026-01-13 00:00
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