CVE-2026-49406 Deno: BYONM module resolution allows `package.json` main path traversal to bypass `--allow-read` restrictions

Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. Prior to 2.7.12, when Deno was run in BYONM mode nodeModulesDir: "manual", the module resolver did not validate that a package's resolved entrypoint stayed within its nodemodules// directory. A malicious package.json whose main field...

Deno: BYONM module resolution allows `package.json` main path traversal to bypass `--allow-read` restrictions

Summary When Deno was run in BYONM mode nodeModulesDir: "manual", the module resolver did not validate that a package's resolved entrypoint stayed within its nodemodules// directory. A malicious package.json whose main field contained .. segments was able to resolve to an arbitrary path on disk,...