pnpm is a package manager. Versions 6.25.0 through 10.26.2 have a Command Injection vulnerability when using environment variable substitution in .npmrc configuration files with tokenHelper settings. An attacker who can control environment variables during pnpm operations could achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) in build environments. This issue is fixed in version 10.27.0.
History

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First Time appeared Pnpm
Pnpm pnpm
Vendors & Products Pnpm
Pnpm pnpm

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References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


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Description pnpm is a package manager. Versions 6.25.0 through 10.26.2 have a Command Injection vulnerability when using environment variable substitution in .npmrc configuration files with tokenHelper settings. An attacker who can control environment variables during pnpm operations could achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) in build environments. This issue is fixed in version 10.27.0.
Title pnpm vulnerable to Command Injection via environment variable substitution
Weaknesses CWE-78
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-08T18:17:40.666Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T19:12:56.184Z

Link: CVE-2025-69262

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-07T23:15:50.330

Modified: 2026-01-08T19:15:58.480

Link: CVE-2025-69262

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-01-07T18:51:07Z

Links: CVE-2025-69262 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T09:48:16Z