Path Traversal in Pnpm

CVE-2026-50015

pnpm is a package manager. Prior to 10.34.0 and 11.4.0, pnpm's patch application pipeline (@pnpm/patch-package) performs no path validation on file paths extracted from .patch files. An attacker who contributes a malicious patch file via a pull request can write attacker-controlled content to or delete arbitrary files on the filesystem during pnpm install, as the user running the install. The diff --git header paths containing ../../ sequences traverse out of the package directory, and the traversal is difficult to catch in code review because patch file diff headers are opaque to most reviewers. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.34.0 and 11.4.0.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-50015: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Pnpm — versions < 10.33.4, >= 11.0.0, < 11.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-50015?
CVE-2026-50015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pnpm, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-50015?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.