# CVE-2026-63376: toml-node: Prototype Pollution Leads to \`Object.prototype\` Corruption via \`\_\_proto\_\_\` Key-Path Desynchronization

- Also known as: GHSA-V5MP-JGW5-2X6J
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.2
- Published: 2026-09-03 · Updated: 2026-09-05

## Affected

- BinaryMuse toml-node: fixed in 4.1.2
- toml (npm): fixed in 4.1.2

## Description

toml-node is a TOML parser for Node.js and the browser. Prior to 4.1.2, toml.parse() in lib/compiler.js can be tricked by a table path such as a.b.y.__proto__.__proto__, allowing traversal from a scalar value into Number.prototype and Object.prototype. The currentPath tracking value uses both arrays and strings, so valueAssignments records a comma-joined path such as a,b.y while deepRef checks the dot-joined path a.b.y, allowing the duplicate-key guard to miss and attacker-controlled keys to be written to Object.prototype. A table-array prefix-clearing path in addTableArray can also erase guard state before the same __proto__ traversal. Injected properties become visible throughout the Node.js process and can cause denial of service, logic or authorization bypass, or code execution when an application contains a suitable gadget. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BinaryMuse toml-node, toml, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/security/advisories/GHSA-v5mp-jgw5-2x6j
- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/commit/def6ab5ea99038c0dd482cd6af1745a6af8b4c44
- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/commit/dfaff662276adc38a2e03df3139f7119b0185463

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