Renovate versions >=32.124.0 and before 42.68.5 (and Mend renovate-ce/renovate-ee before 13.3.0) contain a command injection vulnerability in Gradle Wrapper artifact handling. When Renovate processes Gradle Wrapper updates, it invokes a wrapper update command via a shell (e.g. /bin/sh -c ... ./gradlew :wrapper --gradle-distribution-url <value>). If an attacker supplies a malicious gradle-wrapper.properties whose distributionUrl contains shell command substitution syntax such as $(...), the shell evaluates it before Gradle parses the URL, resulting in arbitrary command execution in the Renovate runtime. Exploitation requires the attacker to introduce the malicious file into a repository that Renovate scans; the issue occurs even when allowScripts is disabled.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
32.124.0 affected < 42.68.5
42.68.5 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
32.124.0 affected < 42.68.5
42.68.5 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
32.124.0 affected < 42.68.5
42.68.5 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
32.124.0 affected < 42.68.5
42.68.5 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —
renovatebot renovate unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 13.3.0
13.3.0 unaffected —

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https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-pfq2-hh62-7m96 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-remote-code-execution-via-gradle-wrapper cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description Renovate versions >=32.124.0 and before 42.68.5 (and Mend renovate-ce/renovate-ee before 13.3.0) contain a command injection vulnerability in Gradle Wrapper artifact handling. When Renovate processes Gradle Wrapper updates, it invokes a wrapper update command via a shell (e.g. /bin/sh -c ... ./gradlew :wrapper --gradle-distribution-url <value>). If an attacker supplies a malicious gradle-wrapper.properties whose distributionUrl contains shell command substitution syntax such as $(...), the shell evaluates it before Gradle parses the URL, resulting in arbitrary command execution in the Renovate runtime. Exploitation requires the attacker to introduce the malicious file into a repository that Renovate scans; the issue occurs even when allowScripts is disabled.
Title Renovate before 42.68.5 Remote Code Execution via Gradle Wrapper
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T14:48:41.322Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T11:36:02.573Z

Link: CVE-2026-76228

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T14:47:35.040Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:49.520

Modified: 2026-08-19T15:18:10.833

Link: CVE-2026-76228

cve-icon Redhat

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