CVE-2026-88883
HIGHDescription
Renovate is an automated dependency update tool. In versions before 44.14.4 (and Mend Renovate CE/EE images before 15.4.0 and the mend-renovate-enterprise-edition Helm chart before 10.4.0), log sanitisation for TLS private keys used for Mutual TLS was incomplete. While the value of hostRules[].httpsPrivateKey was redacted in the field itself, the same private key value was not redacted if it also appeared elsewhere — for example in another configuration option or in a log message under a key other than httpsPrivateKey — causing the full private key to be written to Renovate's logs in cleartext. This affects deployments that configure Mutual TLS through hostRules[].httpsPrivateKey without passing the value through the documented `secrets` configuration. Anyone able to read the resulting logs can recover the private key. The issue is fixed in Renovate 44.14.4, which redacts any value supplied as hostRules[].httpsPrivateKey wherever it appears in the logs; as a workaround, supply the key via the `secrets` configuration.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2019-1622 | Medium | 5.3 | 79% | - | - |
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| CVE-2023-43261 | High | 7.5 | 60% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-20440 | High | 7.5 | 52% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-3609 | High | 8.1 | 21% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-8719 | Medium | 5.3 | 16% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-88883?
No published fix for CVE-2026-88883 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2026-88883 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-88883 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.28% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 21% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-88883?
CVE-2026-88883 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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