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CVE-2020-8268
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2020-11-09 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-471
Description
Prototype pollution vulnerability in json8-merge-patch npm package < 1.0.3 may allow attackers to inject or modify methods and properties of the global object constructor.
Affected products
- json8-merge-patch: before 1.0.3 — fixed in 1.0.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: json8-merge-patch 1.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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