7.1

CVE-2026-71553: ApostropheCMS: 2nd-order prototype pollution via PATCH leading to single-request persistent DoS

Deferred
AliasesGHSA-vmg4-6gfg-83qx
Published 17-08-2026Last modified 17-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-71553 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Prototype Pollution vulnerability in apostrophecms apostrophe. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. In 4.32.0 and earlier, PATCH /api/v1/article/:id accepts the inherited path toString.call and passes it through the utility module to apos.util.set() and apos.util.get(), allowing an authenticated editor to overwrite the shared Object.prototype.toString function's call property and cause a persistent process-wide denial of service until restart.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.12 pp

From 0.31% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apostrophecms1 product
Npm1 product
  • apostrophe≤ 4.32.0

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links