Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2026-23889
pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.1, a path traversal vulnerability in pnpm's tarball extraction allows malicious packages to write files outside the package directory on Windows. The path normalization only checks for `./`…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Pnpm — versions < 10.28.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-23889?
- CVE-2026-23889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-23889?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.