Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-76226Renovate 43.65.0 before 43.102.11 Remote Code Execution via lockFileMaintenance

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command injection in renovate from renovatebot. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Renovate versions from 43.65.0 before 43.102.11 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in bazel-module and bazelisk managers when using lockFileMaintenance. Attackers can execute arbitrary code by providing malicious dependencies that are referenced in bazel mod deps calls, such as within ctx.execute statements.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	renovate	43.102.11	GHSA-5vjq-5jmg-39xq

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
renovatebot	renovate	43.65.0 – before 43.102.11

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5vjq-5jmg-39xq) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Renovate 43.65.0 through 43.102.11 Remote Code Execution via lockFileMaintenance third-party-advisory