CVE-2026-76229

MEDIUM
Published Aug 19, 2026 Modified Aug 20, 2026 CWE-77

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0072
Probability of exploitation
0.52%
Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-77 CWE-77

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-76229? +
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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2026-76229? +
CVE-2026-76229 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0072, placing it in the 1th percentile for exploitation probability.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-76229? +
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