CVE-2022-26183

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Third-Party Advisory sonarsource.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/04b7f60861ddee8331e50d70e193d1e701abeefb patch
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v6.15.1 release notes
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-26183?
CVE-2022-26183 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-26183?
To fix CVE-2022-26183, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-26183 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-26183 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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