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ubuntu-cve-2026-71437

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2026-08-07 00:00

Modified

2026-08-07 00:00

Summary

Details

Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. From version 11.5.0 until 11.16.1, Mermaid Architecture Diagrams are vulnerable to prototype pollution when a diagram defines a group with an id of proto. Because the group id is used directly as an object property key without validation, an attacker who can supply diagram text can pollute Object.prototype, potentially affecting the behavior of the embedding application. This issue is fixed in version 11.16.1.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-71437	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71437	REPORT
	https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/ad…	REPORT
	https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/99af…	REPORT
	https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/8022	REPORT
	https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/ta…	REPORT

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    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-mermaid",
            "binary_version": "8.13.8+~cs10.4.16-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-mermaid",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-mermaid@8.13.8+~cs10.4.16-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "8.7.0+ds+~cs27.17.17-3",
        "8.13.3+ds+~cs26.13.21-1",
        "8.13.3+ds+~cs26.13.21-2",
        "8.13.8+~cs10.4.16-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. From version 11.5.0 until 11.16.1, Mermaid Architecture Diagrams are vulnerable to prototype pollution when a diagram defines a group with an id of __proto__. Because the group id is used directly as an object property key without validation, an attacker who can supply diagram text can pollute Object.prototype, potentially affecting the behavior of the embedding application. This issue is fixed in version 11.16.1.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71437",
  "modified": "2026-08-07T00:00:00Z",
  "published": "2026-08-07T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-71437"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71437"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-3rrr-jr9j-h3q3"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/99af3fc35ef0a9a9c8c6314521344d67523ddccf"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/8022"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid@11.16.1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
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      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2026-71437"
  ]
}

CVE-2026-71437 (GCVE-0-2026-71437)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 19:51 – Updated: 2026-08-07 17:37

Title

Mermaid Architecture diagrams are vulnerable to prototype pollution

Summary

Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. From version 11.5.0 until 11.16.1, Mermaid Architecture Diagrams are vulnerable to prototype pollution when a diagram defines a group with an id of __proto__. Because the group id is used directly as an object property key without validation, an attacker who can supply diagram text can pollute Object.prototype, potentially affecting the behavior of the embedding application. This issue is fixed in version 11.16.1.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/8022	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/99af…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/ta…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
mermaid-js	mermaid	Affected: >= 11.5.0, < 11.16.1

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2026-71437

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2026-71437 (GCVE-0-2026-71437)

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