8.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-75486
Synk Sweater Comb < 3.8.8 Command Injection via .vervet.yaml Branch Name
Description

Synk Sweater Comb before 3.8.8 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an attacker who controls the .vervet.yaml configuration file to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting malicious input into the linters.<key>.optic-ci.original branch name field. The expectGitBranch() function in src/lint.ts passes the unsanitized branch name directly into child_process.exec() via an unescaped template literal, enabling arbitrary command execution when the lint command is run against the repository.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2026, 8:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 28, 2026, 8:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Synk Sweater Comb to version 3.8.8 or later to fix command injection.
  • Update Synk Sweater Comb to version 3.8.8 or later.
  • Sanitize user input for branch names.
  • Avoid using unsanitized input in exec functions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Synk Sweater Comb before 3.8.8 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an attacker who controls the .vervet.yaml configuration file to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting malicious input into the linters.<key>.optic-ci.original branch name field. The expectGitBranch() function in src/lint.ts passes the unsanitized branch name directly into child_process.exec() via an unescaped template literal, enabling arbitrary command execution when the lint command is run against the repository.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/75xxx/CVE-2026-75486.json">CVE-2026-75486</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/snyk/sweater-comb/commit/05a0eec4f2acb9ce6d4814016b475504fc64eab2
    Added Reference https://github.com/snyk/sweater-comb/pull/743
    Added Reference https://github.com/snyk/sweater-comb/releases/tag/v3.8.8
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/synk-sweater-comb-command-injection-via-vervet-yaml-branch-name
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