Npm · @Apollo/Federation-Internals · CVE-2026-32621
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Apollo Federation versions prior to 2.9.6
Apollo Federation versions prior to 2.10.5
Apollo Federation versions prior to 2.11.6
Apollo Federation versions prior to 2.12.3
Apollo Federation versions prior to 2.13.2
**Description**
Apollo Federation is an architecture for composing APIs into a unified graph. A flaw exists in query plan execution within the gateway that can allow pollution of `Object.prototype` in certain scenarios. A malicious client may be able to pollute `Object.prototype` directly by crafting operations with field aliases and/or variable names that target prototype-inheritable properties. Alternatively, if a subgraph is compromised, a malicious actor may be able to pollute `Object.prototype` by crafting JSON response payloads that target prototype-inheritable properties. Because `Object.prototype` is shared across the Node.js process, successful exploitation can affect subsequent requests to the gateway instance, potentially resulting in unexpected application behavior, privilege escalation, or data integrity issues. As of the date of this advisory, there are no reported exploitations of this issue.
**Recommendations**
Upgrade to Apollo Federation version 2.9.6 or later.
Upgrade to Apollo Federation version 2.10.5 or later.
Upgrade to Apollo Federation version 2.11.6 or later.
Upgrade to Apollo Federation version 2.12.3 or later.
Upgrade to Apollo Federation version 2.13.2 or later.