CVE-2021-25912
Prototype pollution in dotty
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'dotty' versions 0.0.1 through 0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'dotty' versions 0.0.1 through 0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-25912- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'dotty' versions 0.0.1 through 0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-25912- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0548 No score
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'dotty' versions 0.0.1 through 0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0548- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5c9-x9j6-87qp
Prototype pollution in dotty
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'dotty' before version 0.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-f5c9-x9j6-87qp- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'dotty' versions 0.0.1 through 0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-25912- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f5c9-x9j6-87qp
Prototype pollution in dotty
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'dotty' before version 0.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-f5c9-x9j6-87qp- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dottynpm |
before 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-25912 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dotty Project Dotty, published February 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.48%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in dotty 0.1.1.