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CVE-2018-3721

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-3721 describes a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability in the lodash node module, specifically affecting versions prior to 4.17.5. This flaw, present in the defaultsDeep, merge, and mergeWith functions, allows an attacker to manipulate the prototype of the "Object" via __proto__, impacting all objects within an application utilizing affected lodash versions, including NetApp products. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges (PR:L) but can lead to high integrity impacts (I:H) without user interaction. The potential impact is the addition or modification of existing properties across all objects, which could lead to unexpected behavior or further vulnerabilities. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.17.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lodash:lodash:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:system_manager:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0241 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 21,924 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: lodashFixed in: 4.17.5
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Quay 3Fixed in: quay/quay-rhel8:v3.6.0-62
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: lodash-railsFixed in: 4.17.5
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: CloudForms Management Engine 5Fixed in: lodash-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3Fixed in: nodejs-lodash

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-fvqr-27wr-82fmmedium

Prototype Pollution in lodash

Jul 26, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-3721Low

lodash: Prototype pollution in utilities function

Feb 15, 2018

References

github.com / lodash/lodash/commit/d8e069cc3410082e44eb18fcf8e7f3d08ebe1d4a
Patch
hackerone.com / reports/310443
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190919-0004
Third Party Advisory