# CVE-2026-118248: Highcharts Dashboards: editableOptions.propertyPath writes to Object.prototype

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112362, GHSA-WG5J-9WP8-2GGM
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 13.1.0, 4.2.2
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

Highcharts Dashboards, a charting component for JavaScript web applications, is affected when its edit mode processes configuration paths without filtering prototype-related keys. An attacker who can control those editable options could cause a value to be written onto the shared JavaScript Object.prototype, making it visible across the entire page and potentially altering application behavior.

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## Affected

- highcharts: fixed in 13.1.0
- @highcharts dashboards: from 1.0.0, fixed in 4.2.2

## Description

Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 1.0.0 until 4.2.2, Highcharts Dashboards edit mode walks editableOptions propertyPath segments without rejecting prototype-related keys. An attacker who controls editableOptions can provide a path through __proto__ or constructor, and a user's edit writes the configured value onto Object.prototype. The property then becomes visible to JavaScript throughout the page, with consequences determined by the consuming application. This issue is fixed in 4.2.2.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/security/advisories/GHSA-wg5j-9wp8-2ggm
- https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/05efb9849130461fe61992ea8f58d22edaad978b
- https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/releases/tag/dashboards-v4.2.2

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