pnpm up to 10.0.0 Environment Variable command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in pnpm. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-69262. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pnpm. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-69262. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading to version 10.27.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-1159). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pnpm 10.27.0

Timelineinfo

01/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/08/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-69262 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-69262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339972
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2026 22:36
Updated: 01/08/2026 11:55
Changes: 01/07/2026 22:36 (51), 01/08/2026 10:26 (12), 01/08/2026 11:55 (1)
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