Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8041-1 USN-8041-1: Dottie vulnerability Publication date 12 February 2026 Overview Dottie could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Releases 22.04 LTS 20.04 LTS Packages node-dottie - Fast and safe nested object access and manipulation in JavaScript Details Yuhan Gao and Peng Zhou discovered that Dottie was vulnerable to prototype pollution when altering the proto magical attribute. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve remote code execution. Yuhan Gao and Peng Zhou discovered that Dottie was vulnerable to prototype pollution when altering the proto magical attribute. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve remote code execution. Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Learn more about how to get the fixes. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version 22.04 LTS jammy node-dottie – 2.0.2-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 20.04 LTS focal node-dottie – 2.0.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2023-26132 CVE-2023-26132