01 Record
CVE-2026-97151
mammoth (aka mammoth.js) before 1.12.2 is vulnerable to prototype pollution when reading the styles defined in a document. Converting a crafted .docx file allows an attacker to add arbitrary
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.4 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
mammoth (aka mammoth.js) before 1.12.2 is vulnerable to prototype pollution when reading the styles defined in a document. Converting a crafted .docx file allows an attacker to add arbitrary
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/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
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2026-09-24 03:08Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24 13:02Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')Variant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 48ce69f5944b8b2417ee39cdfe4276e533039ebe6946dc822a60d3f6177478c7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/mwilliamson/mammoth.js/master/NEWS
- www.npmjs.comhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/mammoth
- github.comhttps://github.com/mwilliamson/mammoth.js/commit/31f0c370be4b95ac4fa285fea3be970606735f16
- github.comhttps://github.com/mwilliamson/mammoth.js/commit/2888fa158d67c1419199f152326e12a05618b53e
07 Remediation
Upgrade to mammoth 1.12.2 or later.