CVE-2026-48170 PUBLISHED

scimPatch vulnerable to prototype pollution via unfiltered keys in patch

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 20.05.2026 Published: 07.08.2026 Updated: 07.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor thomaspoignant
Product scim-patch
Versions
  • Version < 0.9.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') CWE