Arbitrary command execution via unescaped branch name
Published Aug 28, 2026 · Updated Aug 29, 2026
OS command injection in Snyk Sweater Comb before 3.8.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted .vervet.yaml file. The expectGitBranch function inserts linters..optic-ci.original directly into a child_process.exec template without escaping the branch name. Exploitation requires control of the repository configuration and execution of the lint command, after which commands run with the invoking process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Snyk Sweater Comb before 3.8.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted .vervet.yaml file. The expectGitBranch function inserts linters..optic-ci.original directly into a child_process.exec template without escaping the branch name. Exploitation requires control of the repository configuration and execution of the lint command, after which commands run with the invoking process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75486
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Snyk
- Product
- Sweater Comb
- Classifications
- T1059
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Aug 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.8.8
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