CVE-2026-75486
Command injection RCE in Snyk Sweater Comb via .vervet.yaml branch name.
Is CVE-2026-75486 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-75486 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-75486?
CVE-2026-75486 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-75486?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-75486. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-75486 affect?
CVE-2026-75486 affects Snyk Sweater Comb < 3.8.8, Repositories using .vervet.yaml config, Node.js CI/lint environments running sweater-comb. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-75486?
Upgrade to sweater-comb v3.8.8+ and avoid running untrusted configs in CI.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote command execution: attacker-controlled .vervet.yaml branch name injected into child_process.exec() allows arbitrary OS commands when lint runs.
Immediate action required
- affected< 3.8.8
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.