Sveltejs devalue parse bypasses __proto__ rejection via property keys
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The devalue package for Svelte before 5.9.3 allows malformed null-prototype object keys to bypass the __proto__ rejection in parse through property-key coercion. This is an incomplete fix for GHSA-mwv9-gp5h-frr4. An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted payloads that create objects with a __proto__ own property, which by itself does not cause prototype pollution (CWE-1321).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
Description from the CNA
devalue before 5.9.3 allows malformed null-prototype object keys to bypass parse's __proto__ rejection through property-key coercion, an incomplete fix for GHSA-mwv9-gp5h-frr4. Attackers can supply crafted payloads that yield objects with a __proto__ own property, which alone does not cause prototype pollution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade devalue to version 5.9.3 or later, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
- Fix · CNA devalue (sveltejs) Fixed in 5.9.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
sveltejs devalue 5.9.3
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-86708 CPU amplification in devalue via sparse arrays in unevalPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-86707 Quadratic expansion in devalue uneval enables denial of servicePriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-86706 Memory exhaustion in Sveltejs devalue via uneval sparse arraysPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-11-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123561
- 2026-11-08 Alias added: GHSA-2fcf-p6fg-p2wf
- 2026-11-09 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More sveltejs vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-13469 SvelteKit framework has Insufficient CSRF protection for CORS requests CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13464 SvelteKit has Insufficient Cross-Site Request Forgery Protection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-15660 Sending a GET or HEAD request with a body crashes SvelteKit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-30159 Potential mXSS vulnerability due to improper HTML escaping in svelte CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-23466 SvelteKit allows XSS via tracked search_params CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-13940 Svelte 5.46.0 - Hydratable Key Script-Breakout XSS (SSR) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-123561 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123561 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fcf-p6fg-p2wf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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