# CVE-2026-33228: flatted: Prototype Pollution via parse()

- Also known as: GHSA-RF6F-7FWH-WJGH
- Severity: CVSS 8.9 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.4.2
- Published: 2026-03-20 · Updated: 2026-09-07

## Affected

- WebReflection flatted: fixed in 3.4.2
- flatted (npm): fixed in 3.4.2

## Description

flatted is a circular JSON parser. Prior to version 3.4.2, the parse() function in flatted can use attacker-controlled string values from the parsed JSON as direct array index keys, without validating that they are numeric. Since the internal input buffer is a JavaScript Array, accessing it with the key "__proto__" returns Array.prototype via the inherited getter. This object is then treated as a legitimate parsed value and assigned as a property of the output object, effectively leaking a live reference to Array.prototype to the consumer. Any code that subsequently writes to that property will pollute the global prototype. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WebReflection flatted, flatted, upgrade to a fixed version (3.4.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/security/advisories/GHSA-rf6f-7fwh-wjgh
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/commit/885ddcc33cf9657caf38c57c7be45ae1c5272802
- https://github.com/WebReflection/flatted/releases/tag/v3.4.2

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