{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-48714", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-05-22T18:47:27.755Z", "datePublished": "2026-06-15T20:41:49.382Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-16T14:50:29.087Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "title": "i18next-http-middleware missingKeyHandler does not reject keys whose segments contain prototype-polluting names", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-1321", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.1, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" } } ], "references": [ { "name": "https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-f49m-vf83-692w", "tags": [ "x_refsource_CONFIRM" ], "url": "https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-f49m-vf83-692w" }, { "name": "https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/commit/7c6d26f137d3e940b8d229ca148bca38845faf49", "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/commit/7c6d26f137d3e940b8d229ca148bca38845faf49" } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "i18next", "product": "i18next-http-middleware", "versions": [ { "version": "< 3.9.7", "status": "affected" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-15T20:41:49.382Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "i18next-http-middleware is a middleware to be used with Node.js web frameworks like express or Fastify and also for Deno. In versions prior to 3.9.7, the missingKeyHandler blocked the literal request-body keys __proto__, constructor, and prototype (added in 3.9.3, see GHSA-5fgg-jcpf-8jjw), but did not reject dotted variants such as \"__proto__.polluted\". Downstream backends that split the missing-key string on a configured keySeparator (notably i18next-fs-backend ≤ 2.6.5) hand these keys to an unguarded setPath() walker that writes to Object.prototype. Applications that expose missingKeyHandler to untrusted input AND use i18next-fs-backend ≤ 2.6.5 are directly exploitable for remote prototype pollution. Other downstream backends that split the missing-key string the same way may be similarly affected. Depending on the host application, polluted prototype properties may cause crashes, corrupted translation behaviour, configuration poisoning, or bypasses of property-based security checks. This issue has been fixed in version 3.9.7. If developers cannot upgrade immediately, they should do the following: do not expose missingKeyHandler to untrusted users (mount it behind authentication, or remove the route), add a request-body filter ahead of the handler that rejects any top-level key containing __proto__, constructor, or prototype after splitting on their configured keySeparator, and disable missing-key persistence (saveMissing: false) when accepting writes from untrusted input." } ], "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-f49m-vf83-692w", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-06-16T14:50:19.973996Z", "id": "CVE-2026-48714", "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": "2026-06-16T14:50:29.087Z" } } ] } }