CRITICAL CISA KEV

CVE-2026-45321

CVSS v3

9.6

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

0.0%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

On 2026-05-11, between approximately 19:20 and 19:26 UTC, 84 malicious versions across 42 @tanstack/* packages were published to the npm registry. The publishes were authenticated via the legitimate GitHub Actions OIDC trusted-publisher binding for TanStack/router, but the publish workflow itself was not modified. The attacker chained three known vulnerability classes — a pull_request_target "Pwn Request" misconfiguration, GitHub Actions cache poisoning across the fork↔base trust boundary, and r

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
5/27/2026
Patch Due Date
6/10/2026
Ransomware Use
Unknown

Technical details

Published
5/12/2026

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45321?

On 2026-05-11, between approximately 19:20 and 19:26 UTC, 84 malicious versions across 42 @tanstack/* packages were published to the npm registry. The publishes were authenticated via the legitimate GitHub Actions OIDC trusted-publisher binding for TanStack/router, but the publish workflow itself was not modified. The attacker chained three known vulnerability classes — a pull_request_target "Pwn Request" misconfiguration, GitHub Actions cache poisoning across the fork↔base trust boundary, and r

Is CVE-2026-45321 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-45321 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 6/10/2026.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-45321?

CVE-2026-45321 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL severity).

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