External Control of File Name or Path Affecting @pnpm/installing.deps-installer package, versions <1101.9.0
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- published27 Jun 2026
- disclosed27 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 27 Jun 2026
NewCVE-2026-59196 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @pnpm/installing.deps-installer to version 1101.9.0 or higher.
Overview
@pnpm/installing.deps-installer is a Fast, disk space efficient installation engine
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path via the lockfile alias handling process. An attacker can overwrite files or directories outside the intended node_modules directory by crafting a malicious lockfile alias that escapes the installation root.