Prototype pollution in ag-grid-community via the _.mergeDeep function

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

8.9 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2024-38996: 1.16% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 67.12 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

ag-grid-community v31.3.2 and ag-grid-enterprise v31.3.2 were discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the .mergeDeep function. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting arbitrary properties. Prior versions were also found to be affected.

Published by the source

1 Jul 2024, 15:32 UTC

Last modified by the source

10 Sep 2026, 03:50 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:31 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-876p-c77m-x2hc

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-876p-c77m-x2hc

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2024-38996

Advisory: Prototype pollution in ag-grid-community via the _.mergeDeep function
IDs: CVE-2024-38996, GHSA-876p-c77m-x2hc
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2024-38996 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:31 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.9)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: ag-grid-community 31.3.4; ag-grid-enterprise 31.3.4. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm ag-grid-community: affected < 31.3.4; fixed in 31.3.4
- npm ag-grid-enterprise: affected < 31.3.4; fixed in 31.3.4

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls ag-grid-community --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.
- `npm ls ag-grid-enterprise --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 ag-grid-community, ag-grid-enterprise.
- 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-876p-c77m-x2hc (OSV record GHSA-876p-c77m-x2hc lists affected ranges: npm ag-grid-enterprise >=0 =0 <31.3.4 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-876p-c77m-x2hc (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-876p-c77m-x2hc lists affected ranges: npm ag-grid-enterprise >=0 =0 <31.3.4)

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