Cypress fails to run when type is `module`

Current behavior

When using typescript and setting type to module in package.json cypress fails to run with

Desired behavior

Cypress runs

Test code to reproduce

The simplest config you could have like shown here https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/22795#issuecomment-1232507681 or the cypress.config.ts can have

import { defineConfig } from "cypress";

export default defineConfig({
  e2e: {
    setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
      // implement node event listeners here
    },
  },
});

Cypress Version

10.9.0

Node version

v16.17.1 (fails also with v18)

Operating System

Ubuntu 22.04

Debug Logs

cypress:lifecycle:child:run_require_async_child:337341 configFile: /home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts +0ms
  cypress:lifecycle:child:run_require_async_child:337341 projectRoot: /home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy +0ms
  cypress:lifecycle:child:run_require_async_child:337341 try loading /home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts +23ms
  cypress:lifecycle:child:run_require_async_child:337341 Loading file /home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts +0ms
  cypress:server:util:editors user has the following editors: [ { id: 'code', binary: 'code', name: 'Visual Studio Code' }, { id: 'vim', binary: 'vim', name: 'Vim' } ] +282ms
  cypress:server:saved_state making saved state from /home/isgjevori/.cache/Cypress/10.9.0/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server +211ms
  cypress:server:saved_state missing project path, looking for project here +0ms
  cypress:lifecycle:child:run_require_async_child:337341 User is loading an ESM config file +2ms
  cypress:lifecycle:child:run_require_async_child:337341 importing esm file file:///home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts +0ms
  cypress:server:saved_state state path for global mode +2ms
  cypress:server:appdata path: /home/isgjevori/.config/Cypress/cy/production/projects/__global__/state.json +214ms
  cypress:server:saved_state full state path /home/isgjevori/.config/Cypress/cy/production/projects/__global__/state.json +1ms
  cypress:server:util:editors saved preferred editor: undefined +7ms
  cypress:server:util:editors return available editors: [ { id: 'computer', name: 'File System', binary: 'computer' }, { id: 'code', name: 'Visual Studio Code', binary: 'code' }, { id: 'vim', name: 'Vim', binary: 'vim' } ] +0ms
  cypress:server:saved_state making saved state from /home/isgjevori/.cache/Cypress/10.9.0/Cypress/resources/app/packages/server +5ms
  cypress:server:saved_state missing project path, looking for project here +0ms
  cypress:server:saved_state state path for global mode +7ms
  cypress:server:appdata path: /home/isgjevori/.config/Cypress/cy/production/projects/__global__/state.json +12ms
  cypress:server:saved_state full state path /home/isgjevori/.config/Cypress/cy/production/projects/__global__/state.json +0ms
  cypress:launcher:linux firefox is running as a snap, changing profile path +0ms
  cypress:launcher:linux Could not extract version from stdout using regex: { stdout: '', versionRegex: /^Mozilla Firefox ([^\sab]+)$/m } +0ms
  cypress:lifecycle:child:run_require_async_child:337341 error loading file via native Node.js module loader exports is not defined in ES module scope +53ms
  cypress:lifecycle:ProjectConfigIpc error loading config {
  name: 'Error',
  message: 'Your \x1B[33mconfigFile\x1B[39m is invalid: \x1B[94m/home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts\x1B[39m\n' +
    '\n' +
    'It threw an error when required, check the stack trace below:',
  stack: 'ReferenceError: exports is not defined in ES module scope\n' +
    '    at file:///home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts:2:23\n' +
    '    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:193:25)\n' +
    '    at async Promise.all (index 0)\n' +
    '    at async ESMLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:533:24)\n' +
    '    at async importModuleDynamicallyWrapper (node:internal/vm/module:438:15)\n' +
    '    at async loadFile (/home/isgjevori/.cache/Cypress/10.9.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_require_async_child.js:106:14)\n' +
    '    at async EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/home/isgjevori/.cache/Cypress/10.9.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_require_async_child.js:116:32)',
  type: 'CONFIG_FILE_REQUIRE_ERROR',
  details: 'ReferenceError: exports is not defined in ES module scope\n' +
    '    at file:///home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts:2:23\n' +
    '    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:193:25)\n' +
    '    at async Promise.all (index 0)\n' +
    '    at async ESMLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:533:24)\n' +
    '    at async importModuleDynamicallyWrapper (node:internal/vm/module:438:15)\n' +
    '    at async loadFile (/home/isgjevori/.cache/Cypress/10.9.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_require_async_child.js:106:14)\n' +
    '    at async EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/home/isgjevori/.cache/Cypress/10.9.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_require_async_child.js:116:32)',
  isCypressErr: true,
  messageMarkdown: 'Your `configFile` is invalid: `/home/isgjevori/Documents/prog/cy/cypress.config.ts`\n' +
    '\n' +
    'It threw an error when required, check the stack trace below:',
  originalError: [Object]
} +334ms

### Other

_No response_

[astone123]

@MateusNeres26 thanks, I was able to reproduce it with this project.

[instil-spencerc]

Any update on this? I tried yarn patch cypress to see if I could patch the offending code for my project, but I’m having trouble sorting out the source code with what gets installed in my project locally.