Joi 17.13.6 before 17.13.9 and 18.2.5 before 18.3.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in lib/messages.js compile() and merge()…
CVE-2026-122131
Joi 17.13.6 before 17.13.9 and 18.2.5 before 18.3.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in lib/messages.js compile() and merge() that fails to reject a proto language key. Attackers supplying untrusted message configuration via any().messages(), prefs, validate options or Joi.extend can replace the compiled messages prototype, altering or breaking validation error rendering and dependent logic.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 6.3 (v4.0)
- Severity
- Medium
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 4 November 2026
- Last updated
- 4 November 2026
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
At the source
References
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/76f5771e1afe527cfda24be0e1a920ffa54888d6
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/dae9467cec27e787bfdea8b276595177d52d28ec
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/pull/3164
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/security/advisories/GHSA-6w3j-5fw6-r9vr
- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/blob/v18.3.0/lib/messages.js#L64-L67
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joi-17.13.6-before-17.13.9-and-18.2.5-before-18.3.1-prototype-replacement-via-proto-language-key
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122131
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