How severe is CVE-2024-21529?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2024-21529 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-21529?

CVE-2024-21529 affects the following packages: dset (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21529?

Update dset to 3.1.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-21529 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-21529 in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for dset, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-21529 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Is CVE-2024-21529 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-21529 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-21529?

CVE-2024-21529 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.8%, placing it in the 55th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-21529?

CVE-2024-21529 is classified as CWE-1321 (CWE-1321). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2024-21529 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-21529 was published on September 11, 2024 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-21529 — dset

Fix: lukeed/dset@16d6154

CVE-2024-21529 is a CWE-1321 vulnerability in dset. A fix is available for dset — see the affected versions and patch details below.

dset Prototype Pollution vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-f6v4-cf5j-vf3w

Published

Sep 11, 2024

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Proof-of-concept exploit code exists

CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-21529.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.8%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs55th percentile — riskier than 55% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

194other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream

dsetnpm

22.8Mdownloads / week

Description

Versions of the package dset before 3.1.4 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the dset function due improper user input sanitization. This vulnerability allows the attacker to inject malicious object property using the built-in Object property proto, which is recursively assigned to all the objects in the program.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`dset`	all versions	3.1.4`npm install dset@3.1.4`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for dset, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update dset to 3.1.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-21529 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatImportant

Prototype Pollution is rated with as Important severity issue because it exploits the fundamental inheritance mechanism of JavaScript objects, allowing an attacker to maliciously alter the global Object.prototype. This can lead to widespread and unpredictable behavior across the entire application, as all objects…

Workaround published by Red Hat

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2024-21529 (CC BY 4.0)

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.3 on RHEL 9	`rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9:1.3-100`	RHBA-2024:7523

Frequently Asked Questions

Versions of the package dset before 3.1.4 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution via the dset function due improper user input sanitization. This vulnerability allows the attacker to inject malicious object property using the built-in Object property __proto__, which is recursively assigned to all the objects in the program.

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