CVE-2026-76229
Published:August 19, 2026
Updated:September 24, 2026
Renovate versions from 39.218.0 before 40.33.0 contain an arbitrary command injection vulnerability in the kustomize manager where user-provided chart names are appended to helm pull commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can craft malicious kustomization.yaml files with specially crafted chart names to execute arbitrary commands on the Renovate host machine.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=39.218.0 <40.33.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 40.33.0renovate (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=39.218.0 <40.33.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 40.33.0Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.72