What is CVE-2022-26183?

CVE-2022-26183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-26183?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-26183

PNPM v6.15.1 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute PNPM commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs whe…

EPSS: 0.016 (72.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Pnpm
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26183?: CVE-2022-26183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-26183?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.