CVE-2021-25944
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'deep-defaults' versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.5 allows attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'deep-defaults' versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.5 allows attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.96% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Affected
- deep-defaults project/deep-defaults
- Source
- vulnerabilitylab@mend.io
EPSS 3.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25944Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25944Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.