CVE-2021-25916
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Prototype pollution vulnerability in 'patchmerge' versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.1 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and may lead to remote code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.51% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-1321 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2021-03-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| patchmerge project | patchmerge |
References
- https://github.com/pjshumphreys/patchmerge/commit/5b383c537eae7a00ebd26d3f7211dac99ddecb12
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25916
- https://github.com/pjshumphreys/patchmerge/commit/5b383c537eae7a00ebd26d3f7211dac99ddecb12
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25916
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