8.4
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-76232
Renovate 31.51.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via helmv3
Description

Renovate versions from 31.51.0 before 40.33.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the helmv3 manager where the repository parameter is appended to helm registry login commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can craft malicious Chart.yaml files to execute arbitrary commands on the machine running Renovate.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 19, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Renovate to version 40.33.0 or later to fix command injection.
  • Update Renovate to version 40.33.0 or later.
  • Avoid untrusted Chart.yaml files.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'renovatebot', 'product': 'renovate', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '31.51.0', 'lessThan': '40.33.0', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '40.33.0', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:npm/renovate', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description Renovate versions from 31.51.0 before 40.33.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the helmv3 manager where the repository parameter is appended to helm registry login commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can craft malicious Chart.yaml files to execute arbitrary commands on the machine running Renovate.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/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:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added Reference https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/a70a6a376d31148e80be5a5c885ac33ff5ddb30c
    Added Reference https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/f372a68144a4d78c9f7f418168e4efe03336a432
    Added Reference https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-3f44-xw83-3pmg
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-command-injection-via-helmv3-2
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