CVE-2024-38986
@75lb/deep-merge Prototype Pollution vulnerability
Prototype Pollution in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.
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 in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.
- Record
CVE-2024-38986- 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-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Prototype Pollution in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.
- Record
CVE-2024-38986- 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-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2222
Prototype Pollution in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2222- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28mc-g557-92m7
@75lb/deep-merge Prototype Pollution vulnerability
Prototype Pollution in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.
- Record
GHSA-28mc-g557-92m7- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Prototype Pollution in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.
- Record
CVE-2024-38986- 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-28mc-g557-92m7
@75lb/deep-merge Prototype Pollution vulnerability
Prototype Pollution in 75lb deep-merge 1.1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and cause other impacts via merge methods of lodash to merge objects.
- Record
GHSA-28mc-g557-92m7- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@75lb/deep-mergenpm |
through 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 |
@75lb/deep-mergenpm |
before 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 |
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-2024-38986 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in 75lb Deep-merge, published July 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in @75lb/deep-merge 1.1.2.
References
gist.github.com/mestrtee/b20c3aee8bea16e1863933778da6e4cb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38986
github.com/75lb/deep-merge/issues/1