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CVE-2018-3722

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-3722 is a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability affecting the merge-deep node module prior to version 3.0.1. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to manipulate the prototype of the "Object" via __proto__, leading to the addition or modification of properties across all objects. Rated 8.8 HIGH, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:merge-deep_project:merge-deep:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0204 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: merge-deepFixed in: 3.0.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-9g9w-hmvj-5h57high

Prototype Pollution in merge-deep

Jul 26, 2018

References

github.com / jonschlinkert/merge-deep/commit/2c33634da7129a5aefcc262d2fec2e72224404e5
PatchThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/310708
ExploitThird Party Advisory