CVE-2026-48170
scimPatch vulnerable to prototype pollution via unfiltered keys in patch
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Aug 7, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Reserved
- May 20, 2026
Description
`scim-patch`, a library to perform SCIM patch, prior to version 0.9.1 performs prototype pollution when applying a SCIM PATCH operation whose `value` object contains a key like `"__proto__.someProp"`. After one such patch, `Object.prototype.someProp` is set process-wide, affecting every plain object in the Node process. Any service that calls `scimPatch()` on attacker-controlled JSON (i.e. any SCIM endpoint accepting `PATCH` from an external IdP) is exploitable on a stock Node runtime. Version 0.9.1 contains a patch. A workaround is available. Calling `Object.freeze(Object.prototype)` (and the same on `Array.prototype`, `Function.prototype`) at process startup neutralizes this class of bug — assignment to a frozen prototype becomes a silent no-op in sloppy mode or a `TypeError` in strict mode. Node's `--frozen-intrinsics` flag does this for built-ins automatically.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
scim-patchthomaspoignant |
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References
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