---
id: CVE-2026-88885
title: >-
  Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the
  gomod manager when processing unescaped depName parameters in import-path
  update commands with binarySource=docker mode
summary: >-
  Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the
  gomod manager when processing unescaped depName parameters in import-path
  update commands with binarySource=docker mode. Attackers can inject shell
  metacharacters …
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: renovatebot
product: renovate
affected:
  - renovate < 44.14.7
  - renovate < 44.14.7
  - renovate < 44.14.7
  - renovate < 44.14.7
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 15.4.0
  - renovate < 10.4.0
  - renovate < 10.4.0
published: '2026-09-10'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T18:17:38.643'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88885'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-mpf8-qxrw-gq3w
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-44.14.7-command-injection-via-depname
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00889
epssPercentile: 0.57624
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-18T17:11:04.498348Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-13T14:41:19.162Z'
---

## Overview

Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the gomod manager when processing unescaped depName parameters in import-path update commands with binarySource=docker mode. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters through malicious dependency names to execute arbitrary commands as the Renovate user during Go module major version updates with postUpdateOptions gomodUpdateImportPaths enabled.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.