misc: use WHATWG URL for binary download (#33348)

cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- See the ../guides/writing-the-cypress-changelog.md for details on writing the changelog. -->
 ## 15.10.1
 
-_Released 02/08/2026 (PENDING)_
+_Released 02/17/2026 (PENDING)_
 
 **Bugfixes:**
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ _Released 02/08/2026 (PENDING)_
 **Misc:**
 
 - The Node.js path is now displayed correctly in run log headers for typical GitHub Actions paths. ANSI escape sequences are no longer incorrectly displayed for longer Node.js paths. Addresses [#32736](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/32736).
+- Fixed an issue that caused a Node.js [DEP0169](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/deprecations.html#DEP0169) deprecation warning to be output when executing `cypress install` to download and install the Cypress binary. Addresses [#33347](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/33347).
 
 **Dependency Updates:**
 

cli/lib/tasks/download.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os from 'os'
 import assert from 'assert'
 import _ from 'lodash'
-import url from 'url'
 import path from 'path'
 import Debug from 'debug'
 import request from '@cypress/request'
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ const getCA = async (): Promise<string | undefined> => {
 }
 
 const prepend = (arch: string, urlPath: string, version: string): string => {
-  const endpoint = url.resolve(getBaseUrl(), urlPath)
+  const endpoint = new URL(urlPath, getBaseUrl()).toString()
   const platform = os.platform()
   const pathTemplate = util.getEnv('CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_PATH_TEMPLATE', true)