# CVE-2026-84367: joi: object().rename() with a template target can set the validated object's prototype

- Also known as: GHSA-GG4H-3HG2-GRPC
- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.13.5, 18.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-01 · Updated: 2026-09-03

## Affected

- hapijs joi: from 16.0.0, fixed in 17.13.5; from 18.0.0, fixed in 18.2.4
- joi (npm): from 16.0.0, fixed in 17.13.5
- joi (npm): from 18.0.0, fixed in 18.2.4

## Description

joi is a schema description language and data validator for JavaScript. From 16.0.0 until 17.13.5 and 18.2.4, joi's lib/types/keys.js internals.rename() implementation used by object().rename() permits a schema that renames keys with a regular-expression source and a Joi.expression() or Joi.x() target that interpolates the pattern's own match data, combined with { multiple: true }, to derive a target from an attacker-controlled input key. An attacker can send x-__proto__ with an object value, causing the target to render as __proto__ and set the prototype of the object returned by validate() instead of creating an own key. The global Object.prototype is not modified, so the effect is confined to the object returned by that validation call. Static-string targets and schemas using the default { multiple: false } are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 17.13.5 and 18.2.4.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/security/advisories/GHSA-gg4h-3hg2-grpc
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/pull/3134
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/pull/3135
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/162f367aa178d2e1ebec8dc1164e5fe16536ddf6
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/172ececa192feda532b743d77bc9d3e523d19b01

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