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Code injection in Seroval typed array serialization output

Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Cross-site scripting, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.

Summary

Seroval from 1.6.0 before 1.6.11 derives a typed array's constructor name from a property that an own constructor property can replace (CWE-94). If application code copies untrusted properties onto a typed array and then serializes it, the attacker-controlled name is written as executable JavaScript. That code can run in the page that receives the output, and the attack requires user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Seroval facilitates JavaScript value stringification, including complex structures beyond JSON.stringify capabilities. From 1.6.0 until 1.6.11, the JavaScript-output APIs derive a typed array's constructor name from a property on the value that can be replaced by an own constructor property. When application code copies untrusted properties onto a typed array and then passes it to serialize, serializeAsync, crossSerialize, crossSerializeAsync, crossSerializeStream, Serializer, or compileJSON, the attacker-controlled name is written as executable JavaScript and can run in the page receiving the output. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.11.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00268 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial seroval (lxsmnsyc): 1.6.11seroval (npm): 1.6.11Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
lxsmnsycseroval1.6.0 to before 1.6.111.6.11Patch availableCNA
—seroval (npm)1.6.0 to before 1.6.111.6.11Patch availableGHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj
  • seroval Vendorlxsmnsyc Affected 1.6.0 to before 1.6.11 Fixed in 1.6.11 Patch available CNA
  • seroval (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.6.0 to before 1.6.11 Fixed in 1.6.11 Patch available GHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lxsmnsyc:seroval:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——lxsmnsyc
  • cpe:2.3:a:lxsmnsyc:seroval:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·lxsmnsyc

Remediation

Upgrade the seroval npm package to version 1.6.11, which fixes the flaw. Red Hat lists Ansible Automation Orchestrator 2026 as affected, and no plan is available for it.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA seroval (lxsmnsyc) Fixed in 1.6.11
  • Fix · GHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj seroval (npm) Fixed in 1.6.11 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Ansible Automation Orchestrator 2026AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116583
  2. 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  3. 2026-10-27 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-27 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj
  6. 2026-10-28 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj
  7. 2026-10-28 CVSS score added · GHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj
  8. 2026-10-28 Weakness changed · GHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj
  9. 2026-10-28 5 new references · GHSA-f86p-h4j2-7qgj

References

  • TI-2026-42747 Seroval: `seroval.fromJSON()` Promise resolver type confusion invokes attacker-controlled methods during deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-66132 Seroval: `fromJSON()` Promise thenable assimilation invokes plugin-produced callables (bypass of CVE-2026-59940) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-19109 seroval Affected by Prototype Pollution via JSON Deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-19298 seroval affected by Denial of Service via RegExp serialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-80920 Denial of service in Seroval fromJSON via unvalidated array length CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-80917 Seroval fromJSON deserializer hangs on crafted sequence, causing DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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