Summary
Renovate vulnerable to leakage of temporary repository tokens into Pull Request comments
Workarounds
Disable Go Modules support.
References
Blog post: https://renovatebot.com/blog/go-modules-vulnerability-disclosure
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Renovate
Impact
Temporary repository tokens were leaked into Pull Requests comments in during certain Go Modules update failure scenarios.
GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (19.38.7); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
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The problem has been patched. Self-hosted users should upgrade to v19.38.7 or later.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG? GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG is a medium-severity security vulnerability in renovate (npm), affecting versions >= 13.87.0, < 19.38.7. It is fixed in 19.38.7.
- How severe is GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG? GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of renovate are affected by GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG? renovate (npm) versions >= 13.87.0, < 19.38.7 is affected.
- Is there a fix for GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG? Yes. GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG is fixed in 19.38.7. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix GHSA-V7X3-7HW7-PCJG? Upgrade
renovateto 19.38.7 or later.