High severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-55091
flat-to-nested: Prototype pollution in flat-to-nested convert() via __proto__ parent/id key
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
flat-to-nested converts a hierarchy from a flat representation to a nested representation. Prior to 1.1.2, FlatToNested.prototype.convert in index.js uses attacker-influenced id and parent record fields directly as keys in the plain temp and pendingChildOf objects. When parent or id is __proto__, temp[parent] can resolve to Object.prototype, and initPush() can write attacker-controlled data to the global children prototype property while existing prototype methods remain intact. Any application that passes attacker-influenced flat records to convert() can therefore expose unrelated objects to polluted inherited state, causing application-logic corruption or denial of service and potentially enabling greater impact when a downstream prototype-pollution gadget is present. The constructor and prototype strings are also unsafe inherited-key values in the same lookup design. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FL
flat-to-nested-js · joaonuno
< 1.1.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55091
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55091
github.com
https://github.com/joaonuno/flat-to-nested-js/commit/680a5ebe1194edda16fa93baaa56ff14fe0e3d7f
github.com
https://github.com/joaonuno/flat-to-nested-js/releases/tag/v1.1.2
github.com
https://github.com/joaonuno/flat-to-nested-js/security/advisories/GHSA-hp36-v28f-w3r4
