traverse (npm) versions 0.3.6 through 0.3.9, 0.4.0 through 0.4.6, 0.5.0 through 0.5.2, and 0.6.0 through 0.6.11 allow prototype pollution through set(). When the path passed to set() crosses a primitive value, the next path segment is resolved on that primitive's built-in prototype, so an application that passes an untrusted path to set() lets an attacker add or overwrite properties of String.prototype, Number.prototype, or Boolean.prototype using plain JSON data, for example traverse({ name: 'bob' }).set(['name', '__proto__', 'polluted'], 'yes'). Object.prototype was reachable only with a non-data path segment, such as an object whose toString returns a different value on each call, or through a Proxy that accepts an assignment without storing it. This is fixed in 0.3.10, 0.4.7, 0.5.3, and 0.6.12.

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Solution

Upgrade to traverse 0.6.12 or later, or, on older release lines, to 0.5.3, 0.4.7, or 0.3.10.


Workaround

Do not pass untrusted paths to set(). If that is not possible, require every path segment to be a string other than __proto__, constructor, or prototype, and confirm that each intermediate value along the path is an object before calling set().

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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description traverse (npm) versions 0.3.6 through 0.3.9, 0.4.0 through 0.4.6, 0.5.0 through 0.5.2, and 0.6.0 through 0.6.11 allow prototype pollution through set(). When the path passed to set() crosses a primitive value, the next path segment is resolved on that primitive's built-in prototype, so an application that passes an untrusted path to set() lets an attacker add or overwrite properties of String.prototype, Number.prototype, or Boolean.prototype using plain JSON data, for example traverse({ name: 'bob' }).set(['name', '__proto__', 'polluted'], 'yes'). Object.prototype was reachable only with a non-data path segment, such as an object whose toString returns a different value on each call, or through a Proxy that accepts an assignment without storing it. This is fixed in 0.3.10, 0.4.7, 0.5.3, and 0.6.12.
Title traverse: set() can write to built-in prototypes via an untrusted path
Weaknesses CWE-1321
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: harborist

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:37:09.233Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T19:20:21.848Z

Link: CVE-2026-107353

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:37:04.058Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-07T20:17:11.860

Modified: 2026-10-07T21:17:15.537

Link: CVE-2026-107353

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:30:13Z

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