CVE-2025-61140

Aliases:GHSA-6c59-mwgh-r2x6
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Analyzed
Published: 28 Jan 2026, 00:00
Last modified:29 Jan 2026, 15:16

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Jan 2026, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
29 Jan 2026, 15:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The value function in jsonpath 1.1.1 lib/index.js is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•HIGH•Score: 8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-1321•Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

    The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype.

Affected Systems

  • dchester•jsonpath

    1.1.1

  • Npm•jsonpath

    ≤ 1.1.1 | < 1.2.0

References (7)