The package manager pnpm prior to version 9.15.0 seems to mishandle overrides and global cache: Overrides from one workspace leak into npm metadata saved in global cache; npm metadata from global cache affects other workspaces; and installs by default don't revalidate the data (including on first lockfile generation). This can make workspace A (even running with `ignore-scripts=true`) posion global cache and execute scripts in workspace B. Users generally expect `ignore-scripts` to be sufficient to prevent immediate code execution on install (e.g. when the tree is just repacked/bundled without executing it). Here, that expectation is broken. Global state integrity is lost via operations that one would expect to be secure, enabling subsequently running arbitrary code execution on installs. Version 9.15.0 fixes the issue. As a work-around, use separate cache and store dirs in each workspace.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/11afcddea48f25ed5117a87dc1780a55222b9743 | Patch | 
| https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-vm32-9rqf-rh3r | Exploit Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    22 Sep 2025, 18:03
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/11afcddea48f25ed5117a87dc1780a55222b9743 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-vm32-9rqf-rh3r - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS | 
        v2 :  v3 :  | 
    
        v2 : unknown
         v3 : 9.8  | 
| First Time | 
        
        Pnpm pnpm
         Pnpm  | 
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:* | |
| Summary | 
        
        
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10 Dec 2024, 18:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| New CVE | 
Information
                Published : 2024-12-10 18:15
Updated : 2025-09-22 18:03
NVD link : CVE-2024-53866
Mitre link : CVE-2024-53866
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-53866
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                pnpm
- pnpm
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-426
                        
            Untrusted Search Path
