CVE-2026-55697

Summary

pnpm is a package manager. Prior to 10.34.2 and 11.5.3, pnpm can install configDependencies declared in pnpm-workspace.yaml before command dispatch. Before the patch, a repository could declare pacquet or @pnpm/pacquet as a config dependency and pnpm treated that repository-controlled dependency as an install-engine opt-in. During install, pnpm resolved a platform-specific @pacquet/<platform>-<arch>/pacquet binary from node_modules/.pnpm-config/<packageName> and spawned it as the developer or CI user. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.34.2 and 11.5.3.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
pnpmpnpm< 10.34.2affected
pnpmpnpm>= 11.0.0, < 11.5.3affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-494: CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check
  • CWE-829: CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

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