CVE-2025-64718
js-yaml: js-yaml prototype pollution in merge
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 14, 2025
Updated · November 1, 2026
Description
A prototype pollution flaw has been discovered in the js-yaml npm library. It's possible for an attacker to modify the prototype of the result of a parsed yaml document via prototype pollution (proto). All users who parse untrusted yaml documents may be impacted.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE-1321 · Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes