# CVE-2025-55164: content-security-policy-parser Prototype Pollution Vulnerability May Lead to RCE

- Also known as: GHSA-W2CQ-G8G3-GM83
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.6.0
- Published: 2025-08-12 · Updated: 2025-08-20

## Affected

- helmetjs content-security-policy-parser: fixed in 0.6.0
- content-security-policy-parser (npm): fixed in 0.6.0

## Description

content-security-policy-parser parses content security policy directives. A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in versions 0.5.0 and earlier, wherein if a policy name is called __proto__, one can override the Object prototype. This issue has been patched in version 0.6.0. A workaround involves disabling prototype method in NodeJS, neutralizing all possible prototype pollution attacks. Provide either --disable-proto=delete (recommended) or --disable-proto=throw as an argument to node to enable this feature.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on helmetjs content-security-policy-parser, content-security-policy-parser, upgrade to a fixed version (0.6.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/helmetjs/content-security-policy-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-w2cq-g8g3-gm83
- https://github.com/helmetjs/content-security-policy-parser/issues/11
- https://github.com/helmetjs/content-security-policy-parser/commit/b13a52554f0168af393e3e38ed4a94e9e6aea9dc

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