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CVE-2026-15699: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes in spencermountain compromise

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-15699cvecve-2026-15699
Published: 07/14/2026 (07/14/2026, 15:45:08 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: spencermountain
Product: compromise

Description

A vulnerability was identified in spencermountain compromise up to 14.15.1. Affected is the function nlp.extend of the file src/API/extend.js of the component Public Root API. The manipulation of the argument plugin leads to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The identifier of the patch is b4644ab7179700df0607521f61c1ee9b5f78d89d. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

CVSS v4.0

Score 5.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
Low
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
Low
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Affected software

compromise
pkg:npm/compromise
Affected versions
=14.15.0=14.15.1
CPE configurations
cpe:2.3:a:spencermountain:compromise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/14/2026, 16:35:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves improper control over the modification of object prototype attributes via the nlp.extend function in the spencermountain compromise library (versions 14.15.0 and 14.15.1). The issue arises from manipulation of the plugin argument, which can lead to prototype pollution. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable and a patch identified by commit b4644ab7179700df0607521f61c1ee9b5f78d89d has been released by the vendor. The vendor responded promptly and professionally to the report and fixed the issue quickly.

Potential Impact

An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability to modify object prototype attributes improperly, which may lead to unexpected behavior or security issues in applications using the affected versions of the compromise library. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3 (medium), indicating a moderate impact with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and low to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

Mitigation Recommendations

A patch fixing this vulnerability has been released by the vendor. Users should upgrade from versions 14.15.0 and 14.15.1 to the fixed version containing commit b4644ab7179700df0607521f61c1ee9b5f78d89d. Applying this official fix is the recommended action to remediate the issue.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulDB
Date Reserved
2026-07-14T05:12:43.606Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a56616e68715ace43d27016

Added to database: 07/14/2026, 16:18:54 UTC

Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 16:35:11 UTC

Last updated: 07/14/2026, 18:03:58 UTC

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