Vulnerability · Published Jul 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-16150RobinHerbots Inputmask Internal Deep Merge Helper extend.js extendAliases prototype pollution
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity prototype pollution in Inputmask from RobinHerbots. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was found in RobinHerbots Inputmask up to 5.0.9. Affected by this issue is the function extendDefaults/extendDefinitions/extendAliases in the library lib/dependencyLibs/extend.js of the component Internal Deep Merge Helper. The manipulation results in improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack may be performed from remote. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| RobinHerbots | Inputmask | 5.0.05.0.15.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.65.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-1321, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-379909 | RobinHerbots Inputmask Internal Deep Merge Helper extend.js extendAliases prototype pollution vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-379909 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-16150 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #856979 | Node.js Inputmask 5.0.9 Prototype Pollution third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/RobinHerbots/Inputmask/issues/2885 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/RobinHerbots/Inputmask/ product