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.
CVE-2026-76229
MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.76.7—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
6.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.7
- EG Score
- 6.7(high)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity67% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 51%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 19, 2026
Last Modified
August 20, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
generic
Renovate 39.218.0 before 40.33.0 Arbitrary Command Injection via kustomize | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-arbitrary-command-injection-via-kustomizegithub Patch Available🟡 PoC Available
Arbitrary command injection via kustomize manager and malicious helm repository · Advisory · renovatebot/renovate · GitHub
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-xv56-3wq5-9997github_commit Patch Available
commit cc08c6e98f19 (renovatebot/renovate)
Patch available: renovatebot/renovate 44.26.0 (contains commit cc08c6e98f19)
https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/cc08c6e98f19e6258c5d3180c70c98e1be0b0d37Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76229(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| renovate | — | 40.33.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 15:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 13:07 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 13:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 14:12 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 14:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Same CWE
10 shownCWE-77
- CVE-2015-7541EG 10.0CRITICAL
- CVE-2015-1815EG 10.0EPSS p97HIGH
- CVE-2014-1905EG 10.0EPSS p95HIGH
- CVE-2013-2810EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2014-5470EG 9.8EPSS p95CRITICAL
- CVE-2013-2513EG 9.8CRITICAL
- CVE-2015-20108EG 9.8CRITICAL
- CVE-2015-10096NVD 5.0EG 9.8CRITICAL
- CVE-2015-20107NVD 7.6EG 9.8EPSS p94CRITICAL
- CVE-2014-4982EG 9.8EPSS p91CRITICAL
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-76229?
CVE-2026-76229 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 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…
When was CVE-2026-76229 disclosed?
CVE-2026-76229 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-76229 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-76229 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 48.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76229?
CVE-2026-76229 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76229?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-76229, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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