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CVE-2026-23888: pnpm: Binary ZIP extraction allows arbitrary file write via path traversal (Zip Slip)

January 26, 2026 (updated January 28, 2026)

A path traversal vulnerability in pnpm’s binary fetcher allows malicious packages to write files outside the intended extraction directory. The vulnerability has two attack vectors: (1) Malicious ZIP entries containing ../ or absolute paths that escape the extraction root via AdmZip’s extractAllTo, and (2) The BinaryResolution.prefix field is concatenated into the extraction path without validation, allowing a crafted prefix like ../../evil to redirect extracted files outside targetDir.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pfh-p556-v868
  • github.com/pnpm/pnpm
  • github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/5c382f0ca3b7cc49963b94677426e66539dcb3f5
  • github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v10.28.1
  • github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-6pfh-p556-v868
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23888

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Affected versions

All versions before 10.28.1

Fixed versions

  • 10.28.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 10.28.1 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal
  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Source file

npm/pnpm/CVE-2026-23888.yml

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