CVE-2026-88885

Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the gomod manager when processing unescaped depName parameters in import-path update commands with binarySource=docker mode. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through malicious dependency names to execute arbitrary commands as the Renovate user during Go module major version updates with postUpdateOptions gomodUpdateImportPaths enabled.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-mpf8-qxrw-gq3w
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-44.14.7-command-injection-via-depname

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-09-10 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-10 14:50

NVD link : CVE-2026-88885

Mitre link : CVE-2026-88885

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-88885

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

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

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