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TI-2021-02590 Aliases CVE-2021-3645GHSA-cqqh-49mx-fq63

Prototype Pollution in viking04/merge

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-1321Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-915.

Summary

merge is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01429 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed viking04/merge (viking04): 1.0.2@viking04/merge (npm): 1.0.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
viking04viking04/mergebefore 1.0.21.0.2Patch availableCNA
—@viking04/merge (npm)before 1.0.21.0.2Patch availableGHSA-cqqh-49mx-fq63
  • viking04/merge Vendorviking04 Affected before 1.0.2 Fixed in 1.0.2 Patch available CNA
  • @viking04/merge (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.2 Fixed in 1.0.2 Patch available GHSA-cqqh-49mx-fq63

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:merge_project:merge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 1.0.2VulnerableMerge Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:merge_project:merge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Merge Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA viking04/merge (viking04) Fixed in 1.0.2
  • Fix · GHSA-cqqh-49mx-fq63 @viking04/merge (npm) Fixed in 1.0.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3645
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqqh-49mx-fq63

References

  • TI-2020-17302 Prototype pollution in merge CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-06090 Prototype pollution in @ianwalter/merge CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11811 Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne merge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources