CVE-2026-23888 (GCVE-0-2026-23888)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 21:37 – Updated: 2026-01-27 21:41
VLAI?
Title
pnpm: Binary ZIP extraction allows arbitrary file write via path traversal (Zip Slip)
Summary
pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.1, a path traversal vulnerability in pnpm's binary fetcher allows malicious packages to write files outside the intended extraction directory. The vulnerability has two attack vectors: (1) Malicious ZIP entries containing `../` or absolute paths that escape the extraction root via AdmZip's `extractAllTo`, and (2) The `BinaryResolution.prefix` field is concatenated into the extraction path without validation, allowing a crafted prefix like `../../evil` to redirect extracted files outside `targetDir`. The issue impacts all pnpm users who install packages with binary assets, users who configure custom Node.js binary locations and CI/CD pipelines that auto-install binary dependencies. It can lead to overwriting config files, scripts, or other sensitive files leading to RCE. Version 10.28.1 contains a patch.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
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Nomenclature
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