Valibot: record() issue paths can make flatten() throw for inherited Object property names
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Valibot helps validate data using a schema. Versions prior to 1.4.2 can throw a TypeError inside its flatten() helper when validation issues contain attacker-controlled object keys such as toString, valueOf, or hasOwnProperty. The issue is reachable through normal record() validation. record() intentionally filters __proto__, prototype, and constructor, but it still accepts other own keys that collide with inherited Object.prototype properties. If the record key schema or value schema rejects such an entry, Valibot creates an issue path containing that key. Passing the resulting issues to Valibot's documented flatten() helper causes flatErrors.nested[dotPath] to resolve to the inherited method instead of an own error array, and the helper calls .push(...) on that function. This is not a global prototype pollution issue. The impact is availability/error handling: applications that validate user-controlled objects with record() and flatten validation errors for API responses can crash the request path with a TypeError instead of returning structured validation errors. This issue has been fixed in version 1.4.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open-circle | valibot | before 1.4.2 | 1.4.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | valibot (npm) | before 1.4.2 | 1.4.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5qjj-4xww-7phc |
- valibot Vendoropen-circle Affected before 1.4.2 Fixed in 1.4.2 Patch available CNA
- valibot (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.2 Fixed in 1.4.2 Patch available GHSA-5qjj-4xww-7phc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA valibot (open-circle) Fixed in 1.4.2
- Fix · GHSA-5qjj-4xww-7phc valibot (npm) Fixed in 1.4.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59952
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qjj-4xww-7phc
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/open-circle/valibot/security/advisories/GHSA-5qjj-4xww-7phc
- https://github.com/open-circle/valibot/pull/1522
- https://github.com/open-circle/valibot/commit/1bd01c304657cd0809cc92694360b6cc60f700bf
- https://github.com/open-circle/valibot/releases/tag/v1.4.2
- https://github.com/open-circle/valibot
More open-circle vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40546 Valibot has a ReDoS vulnerability in `EMOJI_REGEX` CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-59952 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59952 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qjj-4xww-7phc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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