DevalueApplication · Svelte

CVE-2026-30226

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.6.4 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Svelte devalue is a JavaScript library that serializes values into strings when JSON.stringify isn't sufficient for the job. In devalue v5.6.3 and earlier, devalue.parse and devalue.unflatten were susceptible to prototype pollution via maliciously crafted payloads. Successful exploitation could lead to Denial of Service (DoS) or type confusion. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.6.4.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The devalue JavaScript library versions 5.6.3 and earlier contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in the devalue.parse and devalue.unflatten functions. Maliciously crafted payloads can manipulate the JavaScript prototype chain, leading to denial of service or type confusion attacks.

MitigationUpgrade devalue to version 5.6.4 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
DevalueApplication
Affected:< 5.6.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed devalue version
    Run 'npm list devalue' in your project directory, or inspect the package.json dependencies entry for devalue and its version number
    Affected if The version listed is 5.6.3 or earlier
  2. Locate usage of devalue.parse
    Search your codebase for occurrences of 'devalue.parse' or 'parse(' within files that import devalue
    Affected if The function is called in your code with data from untrusted sources such as user input, API responses, or file uploads
  3. Locate usage of devalue.unflatten
    Search your codebase for occurrences of 'devalue.unflatten' or 'unflatten(' within files that import devalue
    Affected if The function is called in your code with data from untrusted sources such as user input, API responses, or file uploads
  4. Inspect data flow to vulnerable functions
    Review how data reaches devalue.parse or devalue.unflatten by tracing variables back to their source (query parameters, request bodies, file reads, external APIs)
    Affected if Untrusted or user-controlled data flows directly to either function without sanitization

You are affected if your project uses devalue version 5.6.3 or earlier and passes untrusted input to devalue.parse or devalue.unflatten functions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.6.4 or later
Fixed in 5.6.4
Interim mitigation

Upgrade devalue to version 5.6.4 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

5.6.4

  1. Run `npm install [email protected]` to update the devalue package to the fixed version
  2. Verify the installed version by running `npm list devalue` or checking package.json
  3. If using a package lock file, run `npm install` to ensure the lock file is updated with the fixed version
  4. Rebuild and redeploy your application to incorporate the patched library
  5. Test that devalue.parse and devalue.unflatten functionality still works correctly after the upgrade
Caveat Review the devalue changelog between your current version and 5.6.4 to check for any breaking changes in serialization behavior

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Devalue Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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