CVE-2026-59948
HIGHComposer: Arbitrary file write outside vendor via malicious transitive package name
Title source: cnaDescription
Composer is a dependency Manager for the PHP language. Prior to 2.2.29 and 2.10.2, a maliciously crafted package from an untrusted repository other than Packagist.org or Private Packagist can cause Composer to write attacker-controlled files outside the vendor directory and outside the project during install or update by using an invalid package name that is not correctly validated before dependency-resolution results are written or installed. This issue is fixed in versions 2.2.29 and 2.10.2.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-499r-g7pc-vmp9
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/502c6c4f699802d9cf464728b3e8a95674f919a0
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/c50b1efd13ebd73f6dca19b31424c5a02bf93cc1
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.10.2
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.2.29
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (4)
composer/composer
1.0.0 - 2.2.29Packagist
composer/composer
2.3.0 - 2.10.2Packagist
composer/composer
>= 1.0, < 2.2.29
composer/composer
>= 2.3.0, < 2.10.2
Published
Jul 08, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 09, 2026