Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2021 · Assigned by Mend

CVE-2021-25953

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in putil-merge. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.0% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.0%top 12.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'putil-merge' versions1.0.0 through 3.6.6 allows attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmputil-merge3.7.0GHSA-9x7m-9hpg-xxmw

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a putil-merge 3.6.6, 3.6.5, 3.6.4, 3.6.3, 3.6.2, 3.6.1, 3.6.0, 3.5.2, 3.5.1, 3.5.0, 3.4.2, 3.4.1, 3.3.0, 3.2.0, 3.1.4, 3.1.3, 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.0, 2.2.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.0, 1.2.0, 1.1.5, 1.1.4, 1.1.3, 1.1.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.1, 1.0.0

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