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[GHSA] GHSA-v5mp-jgw5-2x6j (high) — toml-node: Prototype Pollution Leads to `Object.prototype` Corruption via `__proto__` Key-Path Desynchronization

highgithub_advisoriesPublished 2026-09-03

GHSA-v5mp-jgw5-2x6j Severity: high CVE: CVE-2026-63376

toml-node: Prototype Pollution Leads to `Object.prototype` Corruption via `__proto__` Key-Path Desynchronization

### Summary

`toml.parse()` writes attacker-controlled keys onto `Object.prototype`. The compiler protects the tables it builds by creating them with `Object.create(null)`, which neutralizes a direct `[__proto__]` table. An attack

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Original source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v5mp-jgw5-2x6j