# CVE-2025-57349: The messageformat package, an implementation of the Unicode MessageFormat 2 specification for JavaScript, is vulnerable to prototype polluti

- Also known as: GHSA-XFQM-J7PC-XRFC
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0-beta.0
- Published: 2025-09-24 · Updated: 2025-09-29

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- messageformat (npm): fixed in 3.0.0-beta.0

## Description

The messageformat package, an implementation of the Unicode MessageFormat 2 specification for JavaScript, is vulnerable to prototype pollution due to improper handling of message key paths in versions prior to 2.3.0. The flaw arises when processing nested message keys containing special characters (e.g., __proto__ ), which can lead to unintended modification of the JavaScript Object prototype. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to inject properties into the global object prototype via specially crafted message input, potentially causing denial of service or other undefined behaviors in applications using the affected component.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, messageformat, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0-beta.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/messageformat/messageformat/issues/452

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