Seroval: `fromJSON()` Promise thenable assimilation invokes plugin-produced callables (bypass of CVE-2026-59940)

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Seroval facilitates JS value stringification, including complex structures beyond JSON.stringify capabilities. From 0.12.0 until 1.6.2, fromJSON deserialization of a fulfilled Promise control node can pass a plugin-produced callable-bearing thenable to a native Promise resolver. ECMAScript thenable assimilation then invokes the callable unexpectedly, allowing attacker-controlled JSON to trigger code in applications using plugin-capable Seroval releases. This path bypasses the Promise resolver type-confusion remediation in version 1.5.3 for CVE-2026-59940 because the unexpected invocation occurs through native Promise settlement after the referenced value is deserialized. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.

Source published

2 Oct 2026 15:59:45 UTC

Source modified

5 Oct 2026 20:10:22 UTC

Observed here

23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC

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CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Seroval facilitates JS value stringification, including complex structures beyond JSON.stringify capabilities. From 0.12.0 until 1.6.2, fromJSON deserialization of a fulfilled Promise control node can pass a plugin-produced callable-bearing thenable to a native Promise resolver. ECMAScript thenable assimilation then invokes the callable unexpectedly, allowing attacker-controlled JSON to trigger code in applications using plugin-capable Seroval releases. This path bypasses the Promise resolver type-confusion remediation in version 1.5.3 for CVE-2026-59940 because the unexpected invocation occurs through native Promise settlement after the referenced value is deserialized. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.

Source published

Oct 2, 2026, 3:59:45 PM (timezone not stated)

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Oct 5, 2026, 8:10:22 PM (timezone not stated)

Observed here

11 Nov 2026 05:30:24 UTC

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ENISA EUVD · source terms and attribution apply

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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Seroval facilitates JS value stringification, including complex structures beyond JSON.stringify capabilities. From 0.12.0 until 1.6.2, fromJSON deserialization of a fulfilled Promise control node can pass a plugin-produced callable-bearing thenable to a native Promise resolver. ECMAScript thenable assimilation then invokes the callable unexpectedly, allowing attacker-controlled JSON to trigger code in applications using plugin-capable Seroval releases. This path bypasses the Promise resolver type-confusion remediation in version 1.5.3 for CVE-2026-59940 because the unexpected invocation occurs through native Promise settlement after the referenced value is deserialized. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.

Source published

2 Oct 2026 16:16:47 UTC

Source modified

5 Oct 2026 21:16:32 UTC

Observed here

25 Oct 2026 04:17:29 UTC

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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A fulfilled Promise node deserialized by `fromJSON()` can trigger unintended invocation of a plugin-produced callable through native ECMAScript thenable assimilation. This bypasses the type-confusion fix in `[email protected]` (GHSA-mv8w-475r-vwqw / CVE-2026-59940) and affects every plugin-capable release from `0.12.0` through the current `1.6.0`.

Source published

5 Oct 2026 23:40:43 UTC

Source modified

6 Oct 2026 00:00:08 UTC

Observed here

24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC

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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Publisher rating · CRITICAL