Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Valibot - CVE-2026-59952

 

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Valibot - CVE-2026-59952

Published: July 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU137281
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-59952
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Open Circle
Affected software:
Valibot

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of exceptional conditions in the flatten() helper when processing validation issues containing attacker-controlled object keys that collide with inherited Object.prototype property names. A remote attacker can supply a crafted JSON object that causes record() validation to produce an issue path such as toString and trigger a TypeError in flatten() to cause a denial of service.

This issue is reachable through normal record() validation and affects applications that flatten validation errors for API responses.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-59952

Install security update from vendor's website.

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