Medium6.5Red Hat Linux Updated
Information disclosure of authentication credentials via malicious.npmrc file
CVE-2026-50017 Published Jun 25, 2026Updated by vendor Jun 25, 2026
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Information disclosure of authentication credentials via malicious .npmrc file. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.5). Weakness: CWE-201.
Affected versions
- < 10.34.0
- < 11.4.0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- 10.34.0
- 11.4.0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- To mitigate this issue, ensure that all npm authentication tokens are explicitly URL-scoped rather than relying on unscoped, user-level configurations. Additionally, avoid executing pnpm commands in untrusted repositories, as a malicious `.npmrc` file can redirect authentication credentials to an attacker.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
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