7.3
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-88885
Renovate before 44.14.7 Command Injection via depName
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 10, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 10, 2026, 2:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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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 Renovate to version 44.14.7 or later to fix command injection.
  • Update Renovate to a version after 44.14.7.
  • Ensure dependency names are properly escaped.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL 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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/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:H/PR:L/UI:N/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/2026/88xxx/CVE-2026-88885.json">CVE-2026-88885</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-mpf8-qxrw-gq3w
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-44.14.7-command-injection-via-depname
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