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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-35209 EUVD-2026-19394GHSA-737v-mqg7-c878

defu: Prototype pollution via `__proto__` key in defaults argument

Published Apr 6, 2026 · Updated Apr 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

defu is software that allows uers to assign default properties recursively. Prior to version 6.1.5, applications that pass unsanitized user input (e.g. parsed JSON request bodies, database records, or config files from untrusted sources) as the first argument to `defu()` are vulnerable to prototype pollution. A crafted payload containing a `__proto__` key can override intended default values in the merged resul. The internal `_defu` function used `Object.assign({}, defaults)` to copy the defaults object. `Object.assign` invokes the `__proto__` setter, which replaces the resulting object's `[[Prototype]]` with attacker-controlled values. Properties inherited from the polluted prototype then bypass the existing `__proto__` key guard in the `for...in` loop and land in the final result. Version 6.1.5 replaces `Object.assign({}, defaults)` with object spread (`{ ...defaults }`), which uses `[[DefineOwnProperty]]` and does not invoke the `__proto__` setter.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
unjs defu < 6.1.5 —

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.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling jitsucom-jitsu-console 2.11.0-r19 —
Wolfi rolling langfuse-3-worker 3.164.0-r1 —
Wolfi rolling renovate 43.104.7-r1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm defu < 6.1.5 6.1.5 GHSA-737v-mqg7-c878

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