CVE-2026-50016CWE-23

pnpm: Transitive dependency alias path traversal allows project path override via symlink replacement

High · published June 25, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00527 · 43.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal
Published
2026-06-25T16:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JUN 16:53Z
    pnpm: Transitive dependency alias path traversal allows project path override via symlink replacement
    cvelistv5