CVE-2026-101044: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

pacquet, the Rust package-manager component shipped in the pnpm npm package versions =12.0.0-alpha.0 and 12.0.0-alpha.5, does not validate dependency alias/name paths taken from a lockfile before using them in install-time filesystem joins. When a user installs a project with an attacker-supplied...

PT-2026-90551

Summary A crafted lockfile alias could reach several install-time filesystem joins. With --trust-lockfile or a frozen lockfile, traversal segments could create links outside the intended project or node modules boundary. This patch validates dependency names and every virtual-store slot before...