CVE-2026-76231
MediumCVSS 6.7Summary
Renovate versions from 32.135.0 before 40.33.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the hermit manager where user-provided dependency names are appended to install and uninstall commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can provide maliciously named hermit dependencies to execute arbitrary commands on the machine running Renovate.
Risk Assessment
Command injection could allow an attacker to fully compromise the machine running Renovate, potentially leading to confidentiality and integrity breaches.
Recommendation
Update Renovate to version 40.33.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
Renovate versions from 32.135.0 before 40.33.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the hermit manager where user-provided dependency names are appended to install and uninstall commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can provide maliciously named hermit dependencies to execute arbitrary commands on the machine running Renovate.