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CVE-2026-76228

HIGH
High
EPSS 0.84%Patch availableAug 19, 2026

Command injection in Renovate Gradle Wrapper processing allows arbitrary command execution.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-76228 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-76228 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 0.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-76228?

CVE-2026-76228 is rated High. 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-2026-76228?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-76228. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-76228 affect?

CVE-2026-76228 affects Renovate >=32.124.0 and <42.68.5, Mend renovate-ce/renovate-ee <13.3.0, Any host running Renovate bot. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-76228?

Upgrade Renovate to 42.68.5+ or Mend renovate-ce/ee to 13.3.0+

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Renovate >=32.124.0 and <42.68.5Mend renovate-ce/renovate-ee <13.3.0Any host running Renovate bot
impact

Arbitrary command execution in the Renovate runtime when processing a crafted gradle-wrapper.properties; attacker must supply the malicious file in a repo Renovate scans.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
renovatebot renovate
  • affected>= 32.124.0 and < 42.68.5
  • affected< 13.3.0
vendor says fixed in42.68.5, 13.3.0

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.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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