Prototype pollution vulnerability in karma-runner grunt-karma 4.0.1 via the key variable in grunt-karma.js.
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-1321Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Prototype pollution vulnerability in karma-runner grunt-karma 4.0.1 via the key variable in grunt-karma.js.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02138 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | grunt-karma (npm) | up to 4.0.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-hcj4-xf6x-63wj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- grunt-karma (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 4.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-hcj4-xf6x-63wj
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:grunt-karma_project:grunt-karma:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Grunt-karma Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:grunt-karma_project:grunt-karma:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Grunt-karma Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37602
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcj4-xf6x-63wj
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2022-37602 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37602 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hcj4-xf6x-63wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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