Server-side request forgery in Renovate HTTP presets
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Renovate before 44.79.0 and several Mend Renovate products contain a server-side request forgery flaw (CWE-918) in the shared HTTP client. The client requests arbitrary internal URLs through extends presets or customDatasources. An attacker with low privileges can point a preset at an instance metadata endpoint to obtain AWS credentials or leak sensitive information through Renovate logs.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Renovate before 44.79.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows users to make the shared HTTP client request arbitrary internal URLs via extends presets or customDatasources. Attackers can point a preset at an instance metadata service endpoint to obtain AWS credentials or leak sensitive information through Renovate logs.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| renovatebot | renovate | before 44.79.0 | 44.79.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| mend | renovate-ce | before 15.6.0 | 15.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| mend | renovate-ee-server | before 15.6.0 | 15.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| mend | renovate-ee-worker | before 15.6.0 | 15.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| mend | mend-renovate-ce helm chart | before 15.6.0 | 15.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| mend | mend-renovate-enterprise-edition helm chart | before 10.6.0 | 10.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- renovate Vendorrenovatebot Affected before 44.79.0 Fixed in 44.79.0 Patch available CNA
- renovate-ce Vendormend Affected before 15.6.0 Fixed in 15.6.0 Patch available CNA
- renovate-ee-server Vendormend Affected before 15.6.0 Fixed in 15.6.0 Patch available CNA
- renovate-ee-worker Vendormend Affected before 15.6.0 Fixed in 15.6.0 Patch available CNA
- mend-renovate-ce helm chart Vendormend Affected before 15.6.0 Fixed in 15.6.0 Patch available CNA
- mend-renovate-enterprise-edition helm chart Vendormend Affected before 10.6.0 Fixed in 10.6.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade renovatebot renovate to 44.79.0, which fixes the flaw. Upgrade mend renovate-ce, renovate-ee-server and renovate-ee-worker, and the mend-renovate-ce helm chart, to 15.6.0. Upgrade the mend-renovate-enterprise-edition helm chart to 10.6.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA renovate (renovatebot) Fixed in 44.79.0
- Fix · CNA renovate-ce (mend) Fixed in 15.6.0
- Fix · CNA renovate-ee-server (mend) Fixed in 15.6.0
- Fix · CNA renovate-ee-worker (mend) Fixed in 15.6.0
- Fix · CNA mend-renovate-ce helm chart (mend) Fixed in 15.6.0
- Fix · CNA mend-renovate-enterprise-edition helm chart (mend) Fixed in 10.6.0
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110868
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More renovatebot vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53338 Renovate 39.53.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via gleam manager CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-53337 Renovate 31.51.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via helmv3 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-53336 Renovate 32.135.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via hermit CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-53335 Renovate 35.63.0 before 40.33.0 Command Injection via npm CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-53333 Renovate before 42.68.5 Remote Code Execution via Gradle Wrapper CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-60271 Renovate before 44.11.2 Credential Exfiltration via Link Header CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-110868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-110868 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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