Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-78181ractivejs ractive Keypath Ractive#set prototype pollution
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity prototype pollution in ractive from ractivejs. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A weakness has been identified in ractivejs ractive up to 1.4.4. Impacted is the function Ractive#set of the component Keypath Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1321, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-394565 | ractivejs ractive Keypath Ractive#set prototype pollution vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-394565 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-78181 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #884187 | Ractive.js ractive 1.4.4 Prototype Pollution third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ractivejs/ractive/issues/3448 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ractivejs/ractive/ product