Qwik has array method pollution in FormData processing, allowing type confusion and DoS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Qwik is a performance-focused JavaScript framework. Versions prior to 1.19.2 improperly inferred arrays from dotted form field names during FormData parsing. By submitting mixed array-index and object-property keys for the same path, an attacker could cause user-controlled properties to be written onto values that application code expected to be arrays. When processing application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data requests, Qwik City converted dotted field names (e.g., items.0, items.1) into nested structures. If a path was interpreted as an array, additional attacker-supplied keys on that path—such as items.toString, items.push, items.valueOf, or items.length—could alter the resulting server-side value in unexpected ways, potentially leading to request handling failures, denial of service through malformed array state or oversized lengths, and type confusion in downstream code. This issue was fixed in version 1.19.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QwikDev | qwik | before 1.19.2 | 1.19.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @builder.io/qwik-city (npm) | before 1.19.2 | 1.19.2 | Patch available | GHSA-whhv-gg5v-864r |
- qwik VendorQwikDev Affected before 1.19.2 Fixed in 1.19.2 Patch available CNA
- @builder.io/qwik-city (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.19.2 Fixed in 1.19.2 Patch available GHSA-whhv-gg5v-864r
Remediation
- Fix · CNA qwik (QwikDev) Fixed in 1.19.2
- Fix · GHSA-whhv-gg5v-864r @builder.io/qwik-city (npm) Fixed in 1.19.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32701
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whhv-gg5v-864r
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More QwikDev Qwik vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01211 Code Injection in builderio/qwik CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-02164 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in builderio/qwik CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-27738 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper HTML escaping in qwik CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2023-00388 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in builderio/qwik CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-22314 Qwik affected by unauthenticated RCE via server$ Deserialization CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-20312 Prototype Pollution via FormData Processing in Qwik City CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-32701 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32701 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whhv-gg5v-864r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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