CVE-2026-63376
toml-node is a TOML parser for Node.js and the browser. Prior to 4.1.2, toml.parse() in lib/compiler.js can be tricked by a table path such as a.b.y.__proto__.__proto__, allowing traversal from a scalar value into Number.prototype and Object.prototype. The currentPath tracking value uses both arrays and strings, so valueAssignments records a comma-joined path such as a,b.y while deepRef checks the dot-joined path a.b.y, allowing the duplicate-key guard to miss and attacker-controlled keys to be written to Object.prototype. A table-array prefix-clearing path in addTableArray can also erase guard state before the same __proto__ traversal. Injected properties become visible throughout the Node.js process and can cause denial of service, logic or authorization bypass, or code execution when an application contains a suitable gadget. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.2.
What this means for your business
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.7% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 50% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.2 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L- Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Assigned by
- security-advisories@github.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Last modified
- 2026-09-09
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/commit/def6ab5ea99038c0dd482cd6af1745a6af8b4c44
- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/commit/dfaff662276adc38a2e03df3139f7119b0185463
- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/security/advisories/GHSA-v5mp-jgw5-2x6j
- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/security/advisories/GHSA-v5mp-jgw5-2x6j