i18next-http-middleware is a middleware to be used with Node.js web frameworks like express or Fastify and also for Deno. In versions prior to 3.9.7, the missingKeyHandler blocked the literal request-body keys __proto__, constructor, and prototype (added in 3.9.3, see GHSA-5fgg-jcpf-8jjw), but did not reject dotted variants such as "__proto__.polluted". Downstream backends that split the missing-key string on a configured keySeparator (notably i18next-fs-backend ≤ 2.6.5) hand these keys to an unguarded setPath() walker that writes to Object.prototype. Applications that expose missingKeyHandler to untrusted input AND use i18next-fs-backend ≤ 2.6.5 are directly exploitable for remote prototype pollution. Other downstream backends that split the missing-key string the same way may be similarly affected. Depending on the host application, polluted prototype properties may cause crashes, corrupted translation behaviour, configuration poisoning, or bypasses of property-based security checks. This issue has been fixed in version 3.9.7. If developers cannot upgrade immediately, they should do the following: do not expose missingKeyHandler to untrusted users (mount it behind authentication, or remove the route), add a request-body filter ahead of the handler that rejects any top-level key containing __proto__, constructor, or prototype after splitting on their configured keySeparator, and disable missing-key persistence (saveMissing: false) when accepting writes from untrusted input.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/commit/7c6d26f137d3e940b8d229ca148bca38845faf49 | Patch |
| https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-f49m-vf83-692w | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
18 Jun 2026, 15:21
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:i18next:i18next-http-middleware:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| First Time |
I18next i18next-http-middleware
I18next |
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| References | () https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/commit/7c6d26f137d3e940b8d229ca148bca38845faf49 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/i18next/i18next-http-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-f49m-vf83-692w - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
15 Jun 2026, 22:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-15 22:16
Updated : 2026-06-18 15:21
NVD link : CVE-2026-48714
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48714
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48714
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Products Affected
i18next
- i18next-http-middleware
CWE
CWE-1321
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
