Prototype Pollution in 75lb Deep-Merge

CVE-2024-38986

Prototype Pollution in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.

Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38986: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38986?
CVE-2024-38986 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 75lb Deep-Merge, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-38986?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.