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TI-2025-42715 Aliases CVE-2025-69264GHSA-379q-355j-w6rj

pnpm v10+ Bypass "Dependency lifecycle scripts execution disabled by default"

Priority HIGH 76CWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

pnpm is a package manager. Versions 10.0.0 through 10.25 allow git-hosted dependencies to execute arbitrary code during pnpm install, circumventing the v10 security feature "Dependency lifecycle scripts execution disabled by default". While pnpm v10 blocks postinstall scripts via the onlyBuiltDependencies mechanism, git dependencies can still execute prepare, prepublish, and prepack scripts during the fetch phase, enabling remote code execution without user consent or approval. This issue is fixed in version 10.26.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01013 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed pnpm (npm): 10.26.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
pnpmpnpm> 10.0.0, < 10.26.0—No fix listedCNA
—pnpm (npm)10.0.0 to before 10.26.010.26.0Patch availableGHSA-379q-355j-w6rj
  • pnpm Vendorpnpm Affected > 10.0.0, < 10.26.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • pnpm (npm) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.26.0 Fixed in 10.26.0 Patch available GHSA-379q-355j-w6rj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*10.0.0 to before 10.26.0Vulnerablepnpm
  • cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:* Versions 10.0.0 to before 10.26.0 Vulnerable ·pnpm

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-379q-355j-w6rj pnpm (npm) Fixed in 10.26.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-69264
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-379q-355j-w6rj

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-19086 pnpm incorrectly parses tar archives relative to specification CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-40212 pnpm: Project env lockfile can short-circuit package-manager resolution and execute lockfile-selected pnpm bytes CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-40211 pnpm: Repository-controlled configDependencies can select a pacquet native install engine CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-40042 pnpm: manifest identity spoof satisfies allowBuilds and runs attacker lifecycle CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-36842 pnpm: Transitive dependency alias path traversal allows project path override via symlink replacement CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-42714 pnpm Lockfile Integrity Bypass Allows Remote Dynamic Dependencies CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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