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CVE-2022-26183

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  • Published2022-03-21
  • Fixed in6.15.1
  • WeaknessCWE-426

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Description

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 when the application is ran on Windows OS.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-2122:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Pnpmversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.15< 6.15.16.15.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Pnpm to 6.15.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-21
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-9m87-6fj3-c5xh

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 when the application is ran on Windows OS.

Is CVE-2022-26183 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-26183 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-26183?

CVE-2022-26183 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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