Description

When zx is invoked with --prefer-local=<path>, the CLI creates a symlink named ./node_modules pointing to <path>/node_modules. Due to a logic error in src/cli.ts (linkNodeModules / cleanup), the function returns the target path instead of the alias (symlink path). The later cleanup routine removes what it received, which deletes the target directory itself. Result: zx can delete an external <path>/node_modules outside the current working directory.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-11-20T16:25:16.866Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-20T16:49:32.470Z

Source :

Google
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The following products are affected by CVE-2025-13437 vulnerability.

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https://github.com/google/zx/issues/1348 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13437 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13437 cve-icon
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