Private npm registry support used scope auth token for downloading tarballs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
An issue in `.npmrc` support in Deno 1.44.0 was discovered where Deno would send `.npmrc` credentials for the scope to the tarball URL when the registry provided URLs for a tarball on a different domain. All users relying on .npmrc are potentially affected by this vulnerability if their private registry references tarball URLs at a different domain. This includes usage of deno install subcommand, auto-install for npm: specifiers and LSP usage. It is recommended to upgrade to Deno 1.44.1 and if your private registry ever serves tarballs at a different domain to rotate your registry credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37150
References
More denoland Deno vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-21627 Deno has a Command Injection via Incomplete shell metacharacter blocklist in node:child_process CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17782 Deno's AES GCM authentication tags are not verified CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2024-18537 *const c_void / ExternalPointer unsoundness leading to use-after-free CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-18536 Deno arbitrary file descriptor close via `op_node_ipc_pipe()` leading to permission prompt bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12990 Deno is vulnerable to interactive `run` permission prompt spoofing via improper ANSI neutralization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11328 Regular expression denial of service in deno CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
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