CVE-2026-55698

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

Description

pnpm is a package manager. Prior to 10.34.2 and 11.5.3, pnpm can persist package-manager bootstrap metadata in the first YAML document of pnpm-lock.yaml. Before the patch, direct pnpm execution trusted an already resolved packageManagerDependencies entry when the committed env lockfile contained matching pnpm and @pnpm/exe versions. A malicious repository could therefore commit package-manager lockfile package records and snapshots that bypassed fresh package-manager resolution, then cause pnpm to install and execute bytes selected by that committed lockfile state during automatic version switching. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.34.2 and 11.5.3.

CWE-345 CWE-494 CWE-829

How to fix

Remediation Available

pnpmWindows application

Affected:10.34.2Fixed in:10.34.2pnpm

Affected:11.0.0 11.5.3Fixed in:11.5.3pnpm

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-55698?

Upgrade pnpm to 10.34.2 or later.

Is CVE-2026-55698 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-55698 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.30% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 22% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-55698?

CVE-2026-55698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-55698 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for pnpm (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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