CVE-2026-76231

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.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/41e8b99f86a6e2a56f80f7aa1a08a59d76f2358c
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/a70a6a376d31148e80be5a5c885ac33ff5ddb30c
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/b696abb3c2741508fbb4029f39153140a3722e1e
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/eaec10d7c8afadbdd783ac47bd2adbfab444d6df
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-36j9-mx87-2cff
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-command-injection-via-hermit
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-36j9-mx87-2cff

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-19 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-08 20:28

NVD link : CVE-2026-76231

Mitre link : CVE-2026-76231

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-76231

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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