Pnpm
CVE-2026-24056
MEDIUM
GHSA-m733-5w8f-5ggw
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack vector: Network. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: Required. Exploitable via local access. Public exploit/POC available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to credential theft via symlinks to `~/. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026
pnpm versions prior to 10.28.2 fail to properly constrain symlink resolution when installing file: and git: dependencies, allowing malicious packages to copy sensitive files from the host system into node_modules and leak credentials. This affects developers using local file dependencies and CI/CD pipelines installing git-based packages, with public exploit code available. The vulnerability enables theft of credentials from locations like ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.npmrc by exploiting symlinks to absolute paths outside the package root.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.2, when pnpm installs a file: (directory) or git: dependency, it follows symlinks and reads their target contents without constraining them to the package root. [CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM]
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Validate and sanitize file path inputs. Use allowlists. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in npm
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
Classified as CWE-22 (Path Traversal). Affects Pnpm. pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.2, when pnpm installs a file: (directory) or git: dependency, it follows symlinks and reads their target contents without constraining them to the package root. A malicious package containing a symlink to an absolute path (e.g., /etc/passwd, ~/.ssh/id_rsa) causes pnpm to copy that file's contents into node_modules, leaking local data. The vulnerability only affects file: and git: dependencies. Registry packages (npm) have symlinks s
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3DescriptionGitHub Advisory
pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.2, when pnpm installs a file: (directory) or git: dependency, it follows symlinks and reads their target contents without constraining them to the package root. A malicious package containing a symlink to an absolute path (e.g., /etc/passwd, ~/.ssh/id_rsa) causes pnpm to copy that file's contents into node_modules, leaking local data. The vulnerability only affects file: and git: dependencies. Registry packages (npm) have symlinks stripped during publish and are NOT affected. The issue impacts developers installing local/file dependencies andCI/CD pipelines installing git dependencies. It can lead to credential theft via symlinks to ~/.aws/credentials, ~/.npmrc, ~/.ssh/id_rsa. Version 10.28.2 contains a patch.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using pnpm should be aware of notable risk from CVE-2026-24056, a path traversal vulnerability rated CVSS 6.5. This could allow unauthorized file access. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict file access via WAF, implement allowlists.
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