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High USN-7693-1 1 CVE

node-qs vulnerability

Published Aug 14, 2025 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

Nathanael Braun and Johan Brissaud discovered that qs was vulnerable
to prototype pollution. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS node-qs 6.9.1+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-24999 Public exploit EPSS 16%

    qs vulnerable to Prototype Pollution

    qs before 6.10.3, as used in Express before 4.17.3 and other products, allows attackers to cause a Node process hang for an Express application because an __ proto__ key can be used. In many typical Express use cases, an unauthenticated remote attacker can pl…

    js-jquery nodejs-nodemon qs node-qs Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux npm

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24999