CVE-2026-88889

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10

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CVE-2026-88889 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the Maven Wrapper manager that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by specifying a malicious distributionType parameter in maven-wrapper.properties. Attackers can inject shell commands through unescaped distributionType values to achieve remote code execution when Renovate processes Maven Wrapper updates in binarySource=docker mode..

Description

Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the Maven Wrapper manager that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by specifying a malicious distributionType parameter in maven-wrapper.properties. Attackers can inject shell commands through unescaped distributionType values to achieve remote code execution when Renovate processes Maven Wrapper updates in binarySource=docker mode.

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Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
renovatebotrenovate< 44.14.7
renovatebotrenovate< 15.4.0
renovatebotrenovate< 10.4.0

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Timeline

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Status
Undergoing Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-88889?
Renovate before 44.14.7 contains a command injection vulnerability in the Maven Wrapper manager that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by specifying a malicious distributionType parameter in maven-wrapper.properties. Attackers can inject shell commands through unescaped distributionType values to achieve remote code execution when Renovate processes Maven Wrapper updates in binarySource=docker mode.
How severe is CVE-2026-88889?
CVE-2026-88889 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-88889?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST