GHSA-p95v-992w-h6c3
TOON: Prototype pollution when decoding untrusted TOON input
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @toon-format/toon | < 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
Decoding attacker-controlled TOON containing a `__proto__`, `constructor`, or `prototype` key wrote through the object's prototype chain instead of creating an own property, polluting `Object.prototype` for the whole runtime. The `expandPaths: 'safe'` path (dotted keys such as `a.__proto__.x`) was the strongest vector; plain nested objects, tabular rows, and quoted keys were all affected. The encoder had a matching defect: it silently dropped own `__proto__` properties and could fire an inherited setter while normalizing.
### Impact
Any service that decodes untrusted TOON is affected. Prototype pollution can escalate to denial of service or, with a suitable downstream gadget, remote code execution.
### Patches
Upgrade to `@toon-format/[email protected]`. Decoders now materialize `__proto__`/`constructor`/`prototype` as ordinary own data properties, matching `JSON.parse` semantics; the encoder preserves the same keys without invoking inherited accessors.
### Workarounds
None. Upgrade is the only fix. Callers who cannot upgrade should reject input whose keys include `__proto__`, `constructor`, or `prototype` before decoding.
### Port maintainers
The same bug shape can exist in any implementation that assigns decoded keys with `obj[key] = value`. Rust, Swift, Java, Python, and C# ports should audit their object-construction and path-expansion paths for the three prototype keys.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/toon-format/toon/security/advisories/GHSA-p95v-992w-h6c3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82404
- https://github.com/toon-format/toon/pull/316
- https://github.com/toon-format/toon/commit/94a2b7560b2b5ed903a4d466a3bce8b13daa2660
- https://github.com/toon-format/toon
- https://github.com/toon-format/toon/releases/tag/v2.3.1