---
title: "CVE-2026-88886: Renovate - Command Injection"
description: "Renovate < 44.14.7 contains a command injection caused by unescaped distributionUrl in gradle-wrapper module, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands as Renovate user during Gradle Wrapper update, exploit requires self-hosted deployment with specific unsafe execution settings."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-88886/
---

# CVE-2026-88886 Renovate - Command Injection

Renovate < 44.14.7 contains a command injection caused by unescaped distributionUrl in gradle-wrapper module, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands as Renovate user during Gradle Wrapper update, exploit requires self-hosted deployment with specific unsafe execution settings.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88886)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

10 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 44.14.7 or later; alternatively, remove 'gradleWrapper' from allowedUnsafeExecutions.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88886](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88886)
- [https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-7chm-46wx-888m](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-7chm-46wx-888m)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-44.14.7-command-injection-via-gradle-wrapper](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/renovate-before-44.14.7-command-injection-via-gradle-wrapper)

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