Arbitrary file read via post-validation path remapping
Published May 28, 2026 · Updated May 28, 2026
Path traversal in esm.sh 137 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files through a malicious npm package. The esbuild plugin's OnResolve callback checks the original module path, then applies an attacker-controlled browser-field remapping with ../ segments without revalidating the resulting path. Exploitation requires publishing a package and requesting its build; returned files can include configuration data containing registry or storage credentials.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in esm.sh 137 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files through a malicious npm package. The esbuild plugin's OnResolve callback checks the original module path, then applies an attacker-controlled browser-field remapping with ../ segments without revalidating the resulting path. Exploitation requires publishing a package and requesting its build; returned files can include configuration data containing registry or storage credentials.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-44594
- Published
- May 28, 2026
- Updated
- May 28, 2026
- Vendor
- esm-dev
- Product
- esm.sh
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=<= 137
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- chess-sec-utils1 browser-field path traversal proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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