CVE-2026-88885 Renovate before 44.14.7 Command Injection via depName
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via malicious dependency names in Renovate when using Docker binary source and specific Go update options.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-88885?
CVE-2026-88885 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in mend-renovate-ce, published on 10 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the gomod manager when processing unescaped depName parameters in import-path update commands with binarySource=docker mode. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through malicious dependency names to execute arbitrary commands as the Renovate user during Go module major version updates with postUpdateOptions gomodUpdateImportPaths enabled.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-88885?
How do I fix CVE-2026-88885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-88885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-88885 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-88885 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74v7-vgrr-xqjq, GHSA-mpf8-qxrw-gq3w.