CVE-2026-88888: Renovate before 44.14.7 Command Injection via Mix organization

Published Sep 10, 2026
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Updated

Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the Mix manager when processing private dependencies with unescaped organization parameters. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through malicious package names to execute arbitrary commands as the Renovate user in binarySource=docker mode.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Renovate<44.14.7

Event History

Sep 10, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:05 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:05 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which Renovate deployments are affected?

The issue affects Renovate versions before 44.14.7 when the Mix manager processes private dependencies in binarySource=docker mode.

2

What does an attacker need to exploit this?

Exploitation requires a malicious package name containing shell metacharacters in a private Mix dependency. The vulnerability is rated as requiring low privileges and no user interaction.

3

What is the impact of successful exploitation?

An attacker can execute arbitrary commands as the Renovate user, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

4

How can this be remediated?

Upgrade Renovate to version 44.14.7 or later.

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