High [CVE-2026-55697] Arbitrary code execution via improper handling of config dependencies
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-55697 affecting Red Hat Build of Keycloak.
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Summary
pnpm is a package manager. Prior to 10.34.2 and 11.5.3, pnpm can install configDependencies declared in pnpm-workspace.yaml before command dispatch.
Before the patch, a repository could declare pacquet or @pnpm/pacquet as a config dependency and pnpm treated that repository-controlled dependency as an install-engine opt-in. During install, pnpm resolved a platform-specific @pacquet/-/pacquet binary from node_modules/.pnpm-config/ and spawned it as the developer or CI user.
This vulnerability is fixed in 10.34.2 and 11.5.3. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious repository that declares a configDependency in its pnpm-workspace.yaml file.
When a user installs packages from this repository, pnpm improperly treats the declared dependency as an install-engine opt-in, leading to the execution of a malicious binary. This allows for arbitrary code execution on the system of the developer or continuous integration (CI) user.
A remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious repository that, when used by a developer or CI system, leads to the execution of a malicious binary. This vulnerability arises from pnpm's improper handling of `configDependencies` declared in `pnpm-workspace.yaml`, allowing an untrusted repository to opt into a native install engine.
Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Build of Keycloak.
- < 10.34.2
- < 11.5.3
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- 10.34.2
- 11.5.3
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 10.34.2, 11.5.3. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
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