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title: "CVE-2026-107701: dot-access - Prototype Pollution"
description: "dot-access contains a prototype pollution vulnerability caused by crafted dotted path input to set(), letting attackers modify Object.prototype to alter authorization flags, option defaults, or crash the process, exploit requires attacker control of input path."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-107701/
---

# CVE-2026-107701 dot-access - Prototype Pollution

dot-access contains a prototype pollution vulnerability caused by crafted dotted path input to set(), letting attackers modify Object.prototype to alter authorization flags, option defaults, or crash the process, exploit requires attacker control of input path.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.33% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107701)

## Details

Type

Prototype Pollution

Impact

Privilege Escalation, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Published

8 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-1321](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1321.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with prototype pollution fixes.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107701](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107701)
- [https://gist.github.com/R3tro16/e094e4318a040f189fd5d2d33e8c3ec2](https://gist.github.com/R3tro16/e094e4318a040f189fd5d2d33e8c3ec2)
- [https://github.com/ntharim/dot-access](https://github.com/ntharim/dot-access)
- [https://github.com/ntharim/dot-access/blob/v1.0.0/index.js#L9-L18](https://github.com/ntharim/dot-access/blob/v1.0.0/index.js#L9-L18)
- [https://github.com/ntharim/dot-access/issues/5](https://github.com/ntharim/dot-access/issues/5)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dot-access-through-1.0.0-prototype-pollution-via-set-path-argument](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dot-access-through-1.0.0-prototype-pollution-via-set-path-argument)

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