8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-50016
pnpm: Transitive dependency alias path traversal allows project path override via symlink replacement
Description

pnpm is a package manager. Prior to 10.34.0 and 11.4.0, pnpm allows a transitive dependency alias from registry package metadata to contain path traversal segments. During install, pnpm later uses that alias as a filesystem path when linking dependency nodes. As a result, a registry package can cause `pnpm install --ignore-scripts` to replace paths in the current project with symlinks to attacker-controlled dependency package directories. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.34.0 and 11.4.0.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2026, 4:53 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2026, 4:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

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Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update pnpm to a patched version to prevent path traversal during dependency installation.
  • Update pnpm to version 10.34.0 or later.
  • Update pnpm to version 11.4.0 or later.

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