CVE-2026-24131 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-24131: pnpm has Path Traversal via arbitrary file permission modification

Vendor Pnpm
Product pnpm
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published January 26, 2026
Last update January 27, 2026

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.2, when pnpm processes a package's `directories.bin` field, it uses `path.join()` without validating the result stays within the package root. A malicious npm package can specify `"directories": {"bin": "../../../../tmp"}` to escape the package directory, causing pnpm to chmod 755 files at arbitrary locations. This issue only affects Unix/Linux/macOS. Windows is not affected (`fixBin` gated by `EXECUTABLE_SHEBANG_SUPPORTED`). Version 10.28.2 contains a patch.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 26, 2026 CVE published
January 27, 2026 Record updated