VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-16266
Versions of the package mongo-object before 3.0.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the expandKey() function in util.js.
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Versions of the package mongo-object before 3.0.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the expandKey() function in util.js. An attacker can modify the JavaScript prototype chain by supplying a crafted property path containing special keys such as __proto__.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Source
- report@snyk.io
References
- https://github.com/longshotlabs/mongo-object/blob/4f7a570f2a2fcfa9417b7870d5f859e9574ec73c/src/util.ts%23L251
- https://github.com/longshotlabs/mongo-object/commit/638314107d8b397e5453c28e41729522b3e8d67c
- https://github.com/longshotlabs/mongo-object/issues/27
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MONGOOBJECT-13816714
- https://github.com/longshotlabs/mongo-object/issues/27
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.