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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-107353 EUVD-2026-94579

traverse: set() can write to built-in prototypes via an untrusted path

Published Oct 7, 2026 · Updated Oct 7, 2026 · Assigned by harborist

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
ljharb traverse 0.3.6 – < 0.3.10, 0.4.0 – < 0.4.7, 0.5.0 – < 0.5.3, 0.6.0 – < 0.6.12 0.3.10

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 node-traverse No fix yet —
Debian 13 node-traverse No fix yet —
Debian 12 node-traverse No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 node-traverse No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS node-traverse No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS node-traverse No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS node-traverse No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS node-traverse No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS node-traverse No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS node-traverse No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 js-jquery No fix yet —

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