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GHSA-3RXJ-6CGF-8CFW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-21 15:41 – Updated: 2026-01-22 15:39

Summary

seroval Affected by Remote Code Execution via JSON Deserialization

Details

Improper input handling in the JSON deserialization component can lead to arbitrary JavaScript code execution.

The vulnerability can be exploited via overriding constant value and error deserialization, which allows indirect access to unsafe JS evaluation. This requires at least the ability to perform 4 separate requests on the same function and partial knowledge of how the serialized data is used during later runtime processing.

This vulnerability affects the fromJSON and fromCrossJSON functions in a client-to-server transmission scenario.

No known workarounds or mitigations are known, so please upgrade to the patched version.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "published": "2026-01-21T15:41:22Z",
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CVE-2026-23737 (GCVE-0-2026-23737)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 23:09 – Updated: 2026-01-22 21:55

Title

seroval Affected by Remote Code Execution via JSON Deserialization

Summary

seroval facilitates JS value stringification, including complex structures beyond JSON.stringify capabilities. In versions 1.4.0 and below, improper input handling in the JSON deserialization component can lead to arbitrary JavaScript code execution. Exploitation is possible via overriding constant value and error deserialization, allowing indirect access to unsafe JS evaluation. At minimum, attackers need the ability to perform 4 separate requests on the same function, and partial knowledge of how the serialized data is used during later runtime processing. This vulnerability affects the fromJSON and fromCrossJSON functions in a client-to-server transmission scenario. This issue has been fixed in version 1.4.0.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-01-22 21:54 UTC

CWE

CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7730 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/security/advi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/commit/ce9408…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
lxsmnsyc	seroval	Affected: < 1.4.1

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