Vulnerability · Published Jul 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-16735release-it conventional-changelog Changelog File index.js writeChangelog os command injection
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity OS command injection in conventional-changelog from release-it. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in release-it conventional-changelog up to 11.0.1. This affects the function writeChangelog of the file index.js of the component Changelog File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument infile leads to os command injection. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| release-it | conventional-changelog | 11.0.011.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-382479 | release-it conventional-changelog Changelog File index.js writeChangelog os command injection vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-382479 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-16735 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #861024 | Node.js @release-it/conventional-changelog 11.0.1 OS Command Injection third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/release-it/conventional-changelog/issues/149 exploit, issue-tracking, release-notes
- https://github.com/release-it/conventional-changelog/ product, release-notes