Renovate 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via npm (CVE-2026-76230) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-76230

Renovate 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via npm

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-76230 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Renovate 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via npm. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps 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: 1 mapped package or product
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). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
renovatebot/renovategeneric	>=35.63.0 <40.33.0	40.33.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for renovatebot/renovate.
Review the reported fix. Update renovatebot/renovate to 40.33.0 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 from 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the npm manager where user-provided packageName values are appended to npm install commands without proper sanitization. Attackers with repository write access can craft malicious Renovate configuration files to execute arbitrary commands on the machine running Renovate.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.