CVE-2026-49406
Deno: BYONM module resolution allows `package.json` main path traversal to bypass `--allow-read` restrictions
Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. Prior to 2.7.12, when Deno was run in BYONM mode (nodeModulesDir: "manual"), the module resolver did not validate that a package's resolved entrypoint stayed within its node_modules/<pkg>/ directory. A malicious package.json whose main field contained .. segments was able to resolve to an arbitrary path on disk, and the resolver then read that file without consulting the --allow-read allowlist. This let a require("evil-pkg") call return the contents of a file that a direct Deno.readTextFileSync(...) call would have been blocked from reading. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.12.
- Affected
- denoland · deno
- CVSS v3.1 GITHUB
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 7th percentile
- Published
- 2026-06-23