CVE-2026-48995: pnpm: Tarball hash of GitHub git dependencies is not stored in lockfile

June 26, 2026

A malicious codeload.github.com server can serve whatever tarball it wants and pnpm will install it regardless of the lockfile.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-hg3w-7f8c-63hp
github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-hg3w-7f8c-63hp
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48995

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