GHSA-8hq7-ggx2-cc6mMediumCVSS 6.5

msgpack5: Partial options disable prototype protection

Published
October 8, 2026
Last Modified
October 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

Impact

Passing an empty or partial options object disables the default protoAction: 'error' protection. A map containing a __proto__ key can then replace the prototype of the decoded object, potentially changing inherited properties or causing unexpected behavior in downstream code.

Only the decoded object's prototype is affected; this does not modify Object.prototype globally.

Patches

Options are now merged with secure defaults without modifying the caller's object. Unsupported protoAction values are rejected.

Workarounds

Explicitly set protoAction: 'error' whenever constructing a msgpack5 instance, and validate decoded values before use.

🎯 Affected products1

  • npm/msgpack5:< 6.1.0

🔗 References (4)