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Critical, CVSS 9.8amended

tree-kit Prototype Pollution vulnerability

CVE-2023-38894GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (tree-kit 0.7.5), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • npm tree-kit

    Affected
    < 0.7.5
    Fixed in
    0.7.5

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
  • CVE-2023-38894: 1.69% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 77.09 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A Prototype Pollution issue in Cronvel Tree-kit v.0.7.4 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the extend function.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-38894

Advisory: tree-kit Prototype Pollution vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2023-38894, GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-38894 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: tree-kit 0.7.5. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm tree-kit: affected < 0.7.5; fixed in 0.7.5

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls tree-kit --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on tree-kit.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj (OSV record GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj lists affected ranges: npm tree-kit >=0 <0.7.5 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-5p42-m6f3-hpmj lists affected ranges: npm tree-kit >=0 <0.7.5)

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