CVE-2025-69262
CVSS 7.5 HighEPSS 0.1%
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published: 2026-01-07T23:15:50.330
pnpm is a package manager. Versions 6.25.0 through 10.26.2 have a Command Injection vulnerability when using environment variable substitution in .npmrc configuration files with tokenHelper settings. An attacker who can control environment variables during pnpm operations could achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) in build environments. This issue is fixed in version 10.27.0.
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How to fix CVE-2025-69262
CVE-2025-69262 is a high severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: pnpm is a package manager. Versions 6.25.0 through 10.26.2 have a Command Injection vulnerability when using environment variable substitution in .npmrc configuration files with tokenHelper settings. An attacker who can control environment variables during pnpm operations could achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) in build environments. This issue is fixed in version 10.27.0. Related CVE by […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: 6.25.0 - 10.26.2
✅ Safe: ≥ 10.26.3
Exploit Difficulty: VERY HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: Days or weeks
🛠️ Required skills: Expert-level security skills
💰 Public exploits: Not publicly available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: 6.25.0 - 10.26.2)
- Update to ≥ 10.26.3 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: pnpm is a package manager. Versions 6.25.0 through 10.26.2 have a Command Injection vulnerability when using environment variable substitution in .npmrc configuration files with tokenHelper settings. An attacker who can control environment variables during pnpm operations could achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) in build environments. This issue is fixed in version 10.27.0. Related CVE by […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: 6.25.0 - 10.26.2
✅ Safe: ≥ 10.26.3
Exploit Difficulty: VERY HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: Days or weeks
🛠️ Required skills: Expert-level security skills
💰 Public exploits: Not publicly available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: 6.25.0 - 10.26.2)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 10.26.3 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
VERY HARD
Time to Exploit: Days or weeks
Skills Required: Expert-level security skills
Public Exploits: Not publicly available
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: 6.25.0 - 10.26.2
Safe: ≥ 10.26.3
Vulnerability Timeline
Jan 07, 2026
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Jan 07, 2026
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