CVE-2026-33993: medium-severity vulnerability in locutusjs locutus
Locutus has Prototype Pollution via __proto__ Key Injection in unserialize()
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.9epss 0.6%
Locutus brings stdlibs of other programming languages to JavaScript for educational purposes. Prior to version 3.0.25, the `unserialize()` function in `locutus/php/var/unserialize` assigns deserialized keys to plain objects via bracket notation without filtering the `__proto__` key. When a PHP serialized payload contains `__proto__` as an array or object key, JavaScript's `__proto__` setter is invoked, replacing the deserialized object's prototype with attacker-controlled content. This enables property injection, for...in propagation of injected properties, and denial of service via built-in method override. This is distinct from the previously reported prototype pollution in `parse_str` (GHSA-f98m-q3hr-p5wq, GHSA-rxrv-835q-v5mh) — `unserialize` is a different function with no mitigation applied. Version 3.0.25 patches the issue.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
locutusjs · locutusRelated CVEs — locutusjs locutus
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CVE-2026-29091HIGHLocutus: Remote Code Execution (RCE) in locutus call_user_func_array due to Code InjectionEPSS 0.9%CVE-2026-32304CRITICALLocutus: RCE via unsanitized input in create_function()EPSS 0.6%CVE-2026-33994MEDIUMLocutus Prototype Pollution due to incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25521EPSS 0.6%CVE-2026-25521CRITICALLocutus is vulnerable to Prototype PollutionEPSS 0.3%