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Untrusted Search Path Affecting yarn package, versions <1.22.13

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (19th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-YARN-6227561
  • published 5 Feb 2024
  • disclosed 4 Feb 2024
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 4 Feb 2024

CVE-2021-4435 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-426 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade yarn to version 1.22.13 or higher.

Overview

yarn is a package for dependency management.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Untrusted Search Path. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious executable file in a directory that is then searched by the victim running certain commands.

Note: This is only exploitable on Windows.