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Medium severityGHSA Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2025-13437

CVE-2025-13437

Description

When zx is invoked with --prefer-local=, the CLI creates a symlink named ./node_modules pointing to /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 /node_modules outside the current working directory.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
zxnpm
< 8.8.58.8.5

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