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TI-2026-83444 Aliases CVE-2026-63402

Shared built-in object corruption in i18next resource merging

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-1321Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 32 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

i18next before 26.3.4 has a flaw in its deepExtend helper that recurses into inherited built-in functions (CWE-1321). When an application passes attacker-controlled resource data to addResourceBundle with deep and overwrite both true, a nested value can overwrite those shared functions process-wide. A low-privileged remote attacker can then cause a denial of service with limited integrity impact.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

i18next is an internationalization framework for JavaScript. Prior to version 26.3.4, `deepExtend` in `src/utils.js` checks property existence with the in operator and recurses into inherited built-ins reached through `Object.prototype`. An application must explicitly pass attacker-controlled resource data to `addResourceBundle(lng, ns, data, deep, overwrite)` with both `deep: true` and `overwrite: true`. Source keys such as `hasOwnProperty`, `toString` and `valueOf` can then select shared inherited built-in function objects, and a nested value can overwrite a property of those objects process-wide. For example, making `Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call` non-callable causes subsequent uses, including i18next internals, to throw TypeError, resulting in unrecoverable denial of service and limited integrity impact. The `__proto__`/`constructor` guard does not prevent this mechanism because the corruption target is an inherited built-in function rather than the prototype object itself. Default calls without deep merging or with overwrite falsy are unaffected, and no standard i18next backend or integration uses the vulnerable configuration. This issue is distinct from the setPath/key-walking prototype-pollution flaws in i18next-fs-backend (CVE-2026-48713) and i18next-http-middleware (CVE-2026-48714). This issue is fixed in version 26.3.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial i18next (i18next): 26.3.4Red Hat: 32 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
i18nexti18nextbefore 26.3.426.3.4Patch availableCNA
  • i18next Vendori18next Affected before 26.3.4 Fixed in 26.3.4 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade i18next to version 26.3.4, which fixes this issue. Red Hat rates this Moderate. The sources list no fixed version for Cryostat 4, Migration Toolkit for Applications 8, Migration Toolkit for Virtualization, Network Observability Operator and OpenShift Lightspeed, and other products, and no fix planned for Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes and Node HealthCheck Operator.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA i18next (i18next) Fixed in 26.3.4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Cryostat 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Migration Toolkit for Applications 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Migration Toolkit for VirtualizationAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Multicluster Engine for KubernetesAffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Network Observability OperatorAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Node HealthCheck OperatorAffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
OpenShift LightspeedAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
OpenShift Service Mesh 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat AMQ Broker 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Build of KeycloakAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ceph Storage 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Connectivity Link 1AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Data Grid 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Developer Hub 1AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Discovery 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Edge Manager 1AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened ImagesAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion PackAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Secrets Management Console for Red Hat OpenShiftAffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Self-service automation portal 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Hardened Images

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63402
  2. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  5. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2026-82145 Query parameter injection in i18next-http-backend via lng or ns CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
  • TI-2026-68453 Incomplete URL validation in i18next-http-backend permits SSRF CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
  • TI-2026-35995 i18next-http-middleware missingKeyHandler does not reject keys whose segments contain prototype-polluting names CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-35994 i18next-fs-backend: Prototype pollution via crafted missing-key string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-79749 Protocol-relative URL injection in i18next-http-backend CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3
  • TI-2026-30208 i18next-http-backend has Path Traversal & URL Injection via Unsanitised lng/ns CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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