renovatebot Renovate up to 23.25.0 Git HTTP Header AUTHORIZATION improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in renovatebot Renovate up to 23.25.0 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Git HTTP Header. Such manipulation of the argument AUTHORIZATION leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-37267. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in renovatebot Renovate up to 23.25.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Git HTTP Header. The manipulation of the argument AUTHORIZATION with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Renovate versions >=19.180.0 and <23.25.1, when used with Azure DevOps, may expose the bot's authorization token in server or pipeline logs because the git http.extraheader=AUTHORIZATION parameter is logged without redaction. Anyone with access to saved logs could obtain the bot credentials. Fixed in 23.25.1; Azure DevOps users should revoke and regenerate credentials if logs may have been exposed.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-37267 since 08/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 23.25.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Renovate 23.25.1

Timelineinfo

08/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/19/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
08/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-37267 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-37267
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-393068

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2026 16:34
Changes: 08/19/2026 16:34 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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