CVE-2026-82392

pnpm: Virtual store linker path traversal via unvalidated depPath name in lockfileToDepGraph

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2026 at 09:03 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPnpm

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

pnpm is a package manager. Prior to 10.34.5 and from 11.0.0 until 11.11.0, pnpm parses the package name from attacker-controlled pnpm-lock.yaml packages keys with dp.parse(depPath).name and uses it without validation in deps/graph-builder/src/lockfileToDepGraph.ts and pnpm11/deps/graph-builder/src/lockfileToDepGraph.ts. The name reaches path.join(modules, pkgName), storeController.importPackage, and pnpm11/lockfile/to-pnp/src/index.ts, allowing package contents to be written outside node_modules when a user runs pnpm install. When dangerouslyAllowAllBuilds or a matching allowBuilds entry permits lifecycle scripts, the escaped package can execute code with the user's privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 10.34.5 and 11.11.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.34.5v < 11.11.0
Affected range stops below 10.34.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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