CVE-2026-50016
pnpm path traversal via transitive alias during install enables symlink attack.
Is CVE-2026-50016 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-50016 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-50016?
CVE-2026-50016 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-50016?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-50016. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-50016 affect?
CVE-2026-50016 affects pnpm < 10.34.0, pnpm < 11.4.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-50016?
Upgrade to pnpm 10.34.0+ or 11.4.0+
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Path traversal via registry alias during install can link to attacker-controlled dirs, tampering project files.
Patch when possible
- affected< 10.33.4
- affected>= 11.0.0 and < 11.4.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.