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AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L N L N L L L 1.9 .0062 47.1 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed conventional-changelog 11.0.0 – —
TIMELINE Jul 23 Reserved by VulDB Jul 23 Published (CNA: VulDB) Jul 26 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16735 (release-it conventional-changelog). Public exploit reference added.
A security vulnerability has been detected in release-it conventional-changelog up to 11.0.1. This affects the function writeChangelog of the file index.js of the component Changelog File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument infile leads to os command injection. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by VulDB |
| July 23, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: VulDB) |
| July 26, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16735 (release-it conventional-changelog). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release-it | conventional-changelog | — | 11.0.0 | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-16735 at cve.org
Vendors: release-it
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