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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/73cc63504d9bc360c43e4b2feb9080677f03c5b5 Patch
- https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-379q-355j-w6rj Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.8 · pnpmNVD modified 2026-10-14 16:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*
References 5
- https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/73cc63504d9bc360c43e4b2feb9080677f03c5b5 Patch
- https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-379q-355j-w6rj Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69264
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2427709
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-69264.json