Renovate before 42.68.5 Remote Code Execution via Gradle Wrapper (CVE-2026-76228) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-76228

Renovate before 42.68.5 Remote Code Execution via Gradle Wrapper

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-76228 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Renovate before 42.68.5 Remote Code Execution via Gradle Wrapper. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps renovatebot/renovate (generic), renovatebot/renovate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 19, 2026Updated Aug 19, 2026Source checked Aug 19, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 19, 2026Material review Aug 19, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps renovatebot/renovate (generic), renovatebot/renovate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
renovatebot/renovategeneric	>=32.124.0 <42.68.5	42.68.5
renovatebot/renovategeneric	>=0 <13.3.0	13.3.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for renovatebot/renovate, renovatebot/renovate.
Review the reported fix. Update renovatebot/renovate to 42.68.5; renovatebot/renovate to 13.3.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 19, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Renovate versions >=32.124.0 and before 42.68.5 (and Mend renovate-ce/renovate-ee before 13.3.0) contain a command injection vulnerability in Gradle Wrapper artifact handling. When Renovate processes Gradle Wrapper updates, it invokes a wrapper update command via a shell (e.g. /bin/sh -c ... ./gradlew :wrapper --gradle-distribution-url <value>). If an attacker supplies a malicious gradle-wrapper.properties whose distributionUrl contains shell command substitution syntax such as $(...), the shell evaluates it before Gradle parses the URL, resulting in arbitrary command execution in the Renovate runtime. Exploitation requires the attacker to introduce the malicious file into a repository that Renovate scans; the issue occurs even when allowScripts is disabled.

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