Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- EPSS is 0.26% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-101044High confidence
pacquet before 12.0.0-alpha.5 Path Traversal via lockfile alias
pnpm · pnpm
Official source article: GitHub GHSA-2RX9-3G3H-C2JV ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.
7.1HighCVSS 4.0
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix
Fix availability varies by productHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 7 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs pnpm pnpm and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Remediation availability differs by product scope
Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 7 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
- Red Hat Product Security: 7 affected or under-investigation product states without a fixed product state in the same current advisory
Direct vendor intelligence
1 currentAuthoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
CVE-2026-101044 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitypnpm: pnpm: Arbitrary file creation outside project directory via lockfile path traversal
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-4-18-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- Summary
- A flaw was found in pnpm. The package manager does not properly sanitize dependency names and alias paths specified within project lockfiles. By convincing a user or build system to install a project containing a crafted lockfile, an attacker can exploit this path traversal issue to create directories and symbolic links outside the intended project directory. This flaw can lead to unauthorized file manipulation and compromise the integrity of the host system.
- Remediation
- Affected
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 7 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Fix availability varies by product01
What, why and how
pacquet, the Rust package-manager component shipped in the pnpm npm package versions >=12.0.0-alpha.0 and <12.0.0-alpha.5, does not validate dependency alias/name paths taken from a lockfile before using them in install-time filesystem joins. When a user installs a project with an attacker-supplied lockfile using --trust-lockfile or a frozen lockfile, alias entries containing path traversal segments (for example '../../escaped-link') are used when creating dependency and package links, bin destinations, hoisted entries, and virtual-store slots, allowing symlinks and directories to be created outside the intended project and node_modules boundary. Version 12.0.0-alpha.5 validates dependency names and every virtual-store slot path with a shared safe-join containment helper before any filesystem materialization, rejecting traversal, absolute, platform-specific, and reserved names with ERR_PNPM_INVALID_DEPENDENCY_NAME.
What
pacquet, the Rust package-manager component shipped in the pnpm npm package versions >=12.0.0-alpha.0 and <12.0.0-alpha.5, does not validate dependency alias/name paths taken from a lockfile before using them in install-time filesystem joins. When a user installs a project with an attacker-supplied lockfile using --trust-lockfile or a frozen lockfile, alias entries containing path traversal segments (for example '../../escaped-link') are used when creating dependency and package links, bin destinations, hoisted entries, and virtual-store slots, allowing symlinks and directories to be created outside the intended project and node_modules boundary. Version 12.0.0-alpha.5 validates dependency names and every virtual-store slot path with a shared safe-join containment helper before any filesystem materialization, rejecting traversal, absolute, platform-specific, and reserved names with ERR_PNPM_INVALID_DEPENDENCY_NAME.
Why
Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
pacquet, the Rust package-manager component shipped in the pnpm npm package versions >=12.0.0-alpha.0 and <12.0.0-alpha.5, does not validate dependency alias/name paths taken from a lockfile before using them in install-time filesystem joins. When a user installs a project with an attacker-supplied lockfile using --trust-lockfile or a frozen lockfile, alias entries containing path traversal segments (for example '../../escaped-link') are used when creating dependency and package links, bin destinations, hoisted entries, and virtual-store slots, allowing symlinks and directories to be created outside the intended project and node_modules boundary. Version 12.0.0-alpha.5 validates dependency names and every virtual-store slot path with a shared safe-join containment helper before any filesystem materialization, rejecting traversal, absolute, platform-specific, and reserved names with ERR_PNPM_INVALID_DEPENDENCY_NAME.
Why
Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- a network path → Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Network
- Privileges required
- None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
- User interaction
- Passive interaction required
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-22 ↗
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'). The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATNoneAttack requirements: No additional deployment or execution condition is required.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIPassiveUser interaction: A user must unknowingly interact with the vulnerable system.VCNoneVulnerable-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.VIHighVulnerable-system integrity: A successful attack can cause a major loss.VALowVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Fix availability varies by product
- Affected
- amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-4-18-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- Fixed
- pnpm: 12.0.0-alpha.5
- Action
- Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 27 Sept 2026 · Last source change 30 Sept 2026, 15:29 UTC · CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-28
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-87975
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.Red Hat Product Security ↗
- Before
- amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps; openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-4-18-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps; openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- After
- amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps; openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-4-18-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps; openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.Red Hat Product Security ↗
- Before
- amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- After
- amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps; openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-4-18-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps; openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.Red Hat Product Security ↗
- Before
- amq-broker-bin.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- After
- amq-broker-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; keycloak-operator.redhat-00001.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; keycloak-operator.redhat-00003.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; rhbk-quarkus-dist.zip as a component of Red Hat Build of Keycloak; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8; jboss-eap-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack; jboss-eap.1-runtime-maven-repository.zip as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-87975 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.ENISA EUVD ↗
- Before
- not recorded
- After
- {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-87975"}
- Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.CNA ↗
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.