json-schema is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
CVE-2021-3918
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 3.6%, top 12% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
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- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 50(Track)EG Risk 50/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation4% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 88.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 13, 2021
Last Modified
January 17, 2025
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated May 26, 2026[SECURITY] [DLA 3228-1] node-json-schema security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00013.htmlhuntr - The world’s first bug bounty platform for AI/ML
https://huntr.dev/bounties/bb6ccd63-f505-4e3a-b55f-cd2662c261a9commit 22f146111f54 (kriszyp/json-schema)
Fix landed in kriszyp/json-schema commit 22f146111f54 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/kriszyp/json-schema/commit/22f146111f541d9737e832823699ad3528ca7741Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-3918(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2022:7055Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHOSDT 2.6.0 operator/operand containers Security Update
- RHSA-2022:4956Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.5 security updates, images, and bug fixes
- RHSA-2022:4914Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs12-nodejs security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2022:0735Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.2 security updates and bug fixes
- RHSA-2022:0041Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs14-nodejs and rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon security update
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | node-json-schema (0.2.3-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1) @ bionic | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | nodejs:12-8040020220523155137.522a0ee4 | 2022-07-19 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:12-8020020220523154454.4cda2c84 | 2022-06-28 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:12-8060020220523160029.ad008a3a | 2022-06-21 | redhat |
| redhat | rhacm2/search-api-rhel8:v2.5.0-25 | 2022-06-09 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:12-8010020220518102644.c27ad7f8 | 2022-06-07 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.12-2.el7 | 2022-06-06 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:14-8050020211213115342.c5368500 | 2022-02-01 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:14-8040020211213111158.522a0ee4 | 2022-01-25 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-6.el7 | 2022-01-06 | redhat |
| redhat | nodejs:16-8050020211206113934.c5368500 | 2021-12-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| json-schema | — | 0.4.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHEA-2022:4925IMPORTANT2021-10-03
RHEA-2022:4925 — Important
- Red HatRHEA-2022:5139IMPORTANT2021-10-03
RHEA-2022:5139 — Important
- Red HatRHEA-2022:5221IMPORTANT2021-10-03
RHEA-2022:5221 — Important
- Red HatRHEA-2022:5615IMPORTANT2021-10-03
RHEA-2022:5615 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:5171IMPORTANT2021-10-03
RHSA-2021:5171 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0246IMPORTANT2021-10-03
RHSA-2022:0246 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0350IMPORTANT2021-10-03
RHSA-2022:0350 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-6103-1MEDIUM
JSON Schema vulnerability
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