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Security checkAugust 13, 2026

PostCSS: Path Traversal in Previous Source Map Auto-Loading (sourceMappingURL) leads to Arbitrary .map File Disclosure

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Description

File: lib/previous-map.js Line: 87-98 (loadFile), 129-144 (loadMap)

Recommendation

Update the postcss package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): <= 8.5.17
  • Patched version(s): 8.5.18

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