GHSA-fr4j-65pv-gjjj: Renovate vulnerable to arbitrary command injection via npm manager and malicious Renovate configuration

January 13, 2026

The user-provided string packageName in the npm manager is appended to the npm install command during lock maintenance without proper sanitization.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr4j-65pv-gjjj
github.com/renovatebot/renovate
github.com/renovatebot/renovate/security/advisories/GHSA-fr4j-65pv-gjjj

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