CVE-2025-27597Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Prototype pollution via unchecked __proto__ path traversal

Published Mar 7, 2025 · Updated Mar 7, 2025

Prototype pollution in Intlify Vue I18n allows remote attackers to alter the global prototype chain through crafted flat JSON. handleFlatJson splits dotted keys and traverses or creates nested objects without rejecting proto, so assignment follows the inherited setter into Object.prototype. Exploitation requires an integrating application to pass attacker-controlled messages into this function; the demonstrated result is prototype modification, while denial of service has no published failure mode and command execution depends on later use by sensitive Node.js APIs.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Prototype pollution in Intlify Vue I18n allows remote attackers to alter the global prototype chain through crafted flat JSON. handleFlatJson splits dotted keys and traverses or creates nested objects without rejecting proto, so assignment follows the inherited setter into Object.prototype. Exploitation requires an integrating application to pass attacker-controlled messages into this function; the demonstrated result is prototype modification, while denial of service has no published failure mode and command execution depends on later use by sensitive Node.js APIs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-27597
Published
Mar 7, 2025
Updated
Mar 7, 2025
Vendor
Intlify
Product
Vue I18n
Classifications
CWE-1321, CAPEC-77, CAPEC-180, CAPEC-1, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 10.0.0-alpha.1, < 10.0.6
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 11.0.0-beta.0, < 11.1.2
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 9.1.0, < 9.14.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Intlify · Vue I18nversion=>= 10.0.0-alpha.1, < 10.0.6; version=>= 11.0.0-beta.0, < 11.1.2; version=>= 9.1.0, < 9.14.3

Published CVSS scores

8.9GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
CAPEC-77Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
CAPEC-180Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
CAPEC-1Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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