{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-107353", "assignerOrgId": "7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "harborist", "dateReserved": "2026-10-07T19:20:21.848Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-07T19:35:15.351Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-07T20:37:09.233Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158", "shortName": "harborist", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-07T19:35:15.351Z" }, "title": "traverse: set() can write to built-in prototypes via an untrusted path", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-1321", "description": "CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "ljharb", "product": "traverse", "collectionURL": "https://www.npmjs.com", "packageName": "traverse", "repo": "https://github.com/ljharb/js-traverse", "programRoutines": [ { "name": "set" } ], "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "0.3.6", "lessThan": "0.3.10", "versionType": "semver" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "0.4.0", "lessThan": "0.4.7", "versionType": "semver" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "0.5.0", "lessThan": "0.5.3", "versionType": "semver" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "0.6.0", "lessThan": "0.6.12", "versionType": "semver" } ], "defaultStatus": "unaffected" } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "traverse (npm) versions 0.3.6 through 0.3.9, 0.4.0 through 0.4.6, 0.5.0 through 0.5.2, and 0.6.0 through 0.6.11 allow prototype pollution through set(). When the path passed to set() crosses a primitive value, the next path segment is resolved on that primitive's built-in prototype, so an application that passes an untrusted path to set() lets an attacker add or overwrite properties of String.prototype, Number.prototype, or Boolean.prototype using plain JSON data, for example traverse({ name: 'bob' }).set(['name', '__proto__', 'polluted'], 'yes'). Object.prototype was reachable only with a non-data path segment, such as an object whose toString returns a different value on each call, or through a Proxy that accepts an assignment without storing it. This is fixed in 0.3.10, 0.4.7, 0.5.3, and 0.6.12.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "

traverse (npm) versions 0.3.6 through 0.3.9, 0.4.0 through 0.4.6, 0.5.0 through 0.5.2, and 0.6.0 through 0.6.11 allow prototype pollution through set(). When the path passed to set() crosses a primitive value, the next path segment is resolved on that primitive's built-in prototype, so an application that passes an untrusted path to set() lets an attacker add or overwrite properties of String.prototype, Number.prototype, or Boolean.prototype using plain JSON data, for example traverse({ name: 'bob' }).set(['name', '__proto__', 'polluted'], 'yes'). Object.prototype was reachable only with a non-data path segment, such as an object whose toString returns a different value on each call, or through a Proxy that accepts an assignment without storing it. This is fixed in 0.3.10, 0.4.7, 0.5.3, and 0.6.12.

" } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://github.com/ljharb/js-traverse/security/advisories/GHSA-rj28-8w7x-jmqc", "tags": [ "vendor-advisory" ] }, { "url": "https://github.com/ljharb/js-traverse/commit/81ccab43e379cf42eb2a5f689630f7f79b3d71b8", "tags": [ "patch" ] }, { "url": "https://github.com/ljharb/js-traverse/commit/37a9ebd103d2a259c824c29cdcc3f0dfe1acffce", "tags": [ "patch" ] } ], "metrics": [ { "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL" } ], "cvssV4_0": { "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "LOW", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "baseScore": 6.9, "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N" } }, { "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL" } ], "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "baseScore": 6.5, "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L" } } ], "workarounds": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Do not pass untrusted paths to set(). If that is not possible, require every path segment to be a string other than __proto__, constructor, or prototype, and confirm that each intermediate value along the path is an object before calling set().", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "

Do not pass untrusted paths to set(). If that is not possible, require every path segment to be a string other than __proto__, constructor, or prototype, and confirm that each intermediate value along the path is an object before calling set().

" } ] } ], "solutions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Upgrade to traverse 0.6.12 or later, or, on older release lines, to 0.5.3, 0.4.7, or 0.3.10.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "

Upgrade to traverse 0.6.12 or later, or, on older release lines, to 0.5.3, 0.4.7, or 0.3.10.

" } ] } ], "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-rj28-8w7x-jmqc", "discovery": "INTERNAL" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-10-07T20:36:56.178663Z", "id": "CVE-2026-107353", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "yes" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-07T20:37:09.233Z" } } ] } }