---
id: CVE-2026-78177
title: A vulnerability was found in TanStack devtools-vite 0.7.0
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was found in TanStack devtools-vite 0.7.0. Affected by this
  issue is the function installPackage of the file
  packages/devtools-bundler-core/src/package-manager.ts of the component
  Development Devtools Event Bus. The manip…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-77
  - CWE-78
published: '2026-08-24'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T16:10:00.220'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78177'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/TanStack/devtools/issues/464'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78177'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/884155'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/394561'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/394561/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00904
epssPercentile: 0.58689
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T16:57:59.902Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was found in TanStack devtools-vite 0.7.0. Affected by this issue is the function installPackage of the file packages/devtools-bundler-core/src/package-manager.ts of the component Development Devtools Event Bus. The manipulation of the argument packageName results in os command injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.