Index: node-v8.17.0/deps/npm/node_modules/minimist/index.js
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--- node-v8.17.0.orig/deps/npm/node_modules/minimist/index.js
+++ node-v8.17.0/deps/npm/node_modules/minimist/index.js
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ function setKey (obj, keys, value) {
     var o = obj;
     keys.slice(0,-1).forEach(function (key) {
         if (o[key] === undefined) o[key] = {};
+        if (o[key] === {}.__proto__) o[key] = {};
         o = o[key];
     });
     
Index: node-v8.17.0/deps/npm/node_modules/rc/node_modules/minimist/index.js
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--- node-v8.17.0.orig/deps/npm/node_modules/rc/node_modules/minimist/index.js
+++ node-v8.17.0/deps/npm/node_modules/rc/node_modules/minimist/index.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ module.exports = function (args, opts) {
         var o = obj;
         keys.slice(0,-1).forEach(function (key) {
             if (o[key] === undefined) o[key] = {};
+            if (o[key] === {}.__proto__) o[key] = {};
             o = o[key];
         });