8.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-26183
PNPM Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability
Description

PNPM v6.15.1 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute PNPM commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs when the application is ran on Windows OS.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 9, 2023, 8:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-26183 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pnpm pnpm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-26183.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/04b7f60861ddee8331e50d70e193d1e701abeefb Patch
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v6.15.1 Release Notes
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-26183 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-26183 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/04b7f60861ddee8331e50d70e193d1e701abeefb Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/04b7f60861ddee8331e50d70e193d1e701abeefb Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v6.15.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v6.15.1 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/ No Types Assigned https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.15.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.15.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/04b7f60861ddee8331e50d70e193d1e701abeefb No Types Assigned https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/04b7f60861ddee8331e50d70e193d1e701abeefb Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v6.15.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v6.15.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-426
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.15.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} 0.04%

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0.65123

percentile

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