# GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4: Sveltejs devalue's \`devalue.parse\` and \`devalue.unflatten\` emit objects with \`proto\` own properties

- Severity: low (stated by ghsa, no CVSS score)
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.6.4
- Published: 2026-03-12 · Updated: 2026-06-26

GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated low by ghsa and affects devalue; fixed in 5.6.4.

## Summary

The devalue library, used in Svelte projects, can produce objects from `devalue.parse` and `devalue.unflatten` that carry an own `__proto__` property. This is not a vulnerability in itself, but downstream code that merges those objects unsafely (for example with `Object.assign`) can be tricked into prototype pollution, which an attacker could exploit only if the application handles that data this way.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- devalue (npm): from 4.0.0, fixed in 5.6.4

## Description

In some circumstances, `devalue.parse` and `devalue.unflatten` could emit objects with `__proto__` own properties. This in and of itself is not a security vulnerability (and is possible with, for example, `JSON.parse` as well), but it can result in prototype injection if _downstream_ code handles it incorrectly: ```ts const result = devalue.parse(/* input creating an object with a __proto__ property */); const target = {}; Object.assign(target, result); // target's prototype is now polluted ```

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on devalue, upgrade to a fixed version (5.6.4) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4

### Which versions are affected by GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4?

devalue (npm): from 4.0.0 before 5.6.4.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4

### How do I fix GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 5.6.4.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-MWV9-GP5H-FRR4

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## References

- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-mwv9-gp5h-frr4
- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/commit/87c1f3ce3759765a061cfe34843ecc4b0711ba8d
- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue
- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/releases/tag/v5.6.4

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