Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78207 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.4) vulnerability in exceljs through 4.4.0 Prototype Pollution via deepMerge Reached From Note Serialization. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps exceljs/exceljs (generic), exceljs/exceljs (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps exceljs/exceljs (generic), exceljs/exceljs (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| exceljs/exceljsgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
| exceljs/exceljsgeneric | >=0 <=4.4.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 31, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 24, 2026
exceljs through 4.4.0 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in the deepMerge helper that fails to reject __proto__, constructor, or prototype keys when merging note objects. Attackers can assign parsed JSON with a malicious __proto__ property to cell notes, modifying Object.prototype and affecting all plain objects created in the process.
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