01 Record
CVE-2026-90771
joi before 17.13.8 and 18.2.9 Prototype Pollution via messages
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score6.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
joi before 17.13.8 and 18.2.9 Prototype Pollution via messages
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-24.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-13 10:45Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24 14:21Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-13
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ea022c74829d67f1c54b58a45a214b03eaedb52d9c31f637a111370e1cddc9d7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Issue #3150https://github.com/hapijs/joi/issues/3150
- github.comhttps://github.com/hapijs/joi
- github.comhttps://github.com/hapijs/joi/blob/v18.2.8/lib/messages.js
- github.comhttps://github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/5b8333c9177e08b4ef4ed02903c2d657084e7afb
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: joi before 17.13.8 and 18.2.9 Prototype Pollution via messageshttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joi-before-17.13.8-and-18.2.9-prototype-pollution-via-messages