Download of code without integrity check in pnpm - CVE-2025-69263
Published: April 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128177
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-69263
CWE-ID: CWE-494
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: pnpm
Affected software:
pnpm
pnpm
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to download of code without integrity check in the tarball resolver when processing HTTP tarball and git-hosted tarball dependencies during installation. A remote attacker can publish a package with a crafted HTTP or git tarball dependency to execute arbitrary code.
User interaction is required to install a package that has an HTTP or git tarball in its dependency tree.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-69263
Install security update from vendor's website.