Medium severity · published Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-76227
Renovate 42.68.1 before 42.96.3 and 43.0.0 before 43.4.4 Environment Variable Exposure
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Renovate versions from 42.68.1 before 42.96.3 and from 43.0.0 before 43.4.4, including the renovate/renovate Docker images, and Mend Renovate CE/EE images (renovate-ce, renovate-ee-server, renovate-ee-worker) from 13.3.0 before 13.6.0, fail to restrict environment variables to an allowlist when spawning child processes. As a result, child processes (e.g. npm install, postUpgradeTasks, postUpdateOptions) gain full access to all environment variables of the Renovate process, allowing insider or outside attackers to exfiltrate secrets accessible to the Renovate deployment.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
renovate · renovatebot
42.68.1 before 42.96.3; 43.0.0 before 43.4.4 · source: vendor
RE
renovate-ce · mend
13.3.0 before 13.6.0 · source: vendor
RE
renovate-ee-server · mend
13.3.0 before 13.6.0 · source: vendor
RE
renovate-ee-worker · mend
13.3.0 before 13.6.0 · source: vendor
Affected product
RE
renovate-ce
mend
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