The vulnerability description explicitly identifies the nestedRestore function as the source of the prototype pollution vulnerability in fast-redact <= 3.5.0. An analysis of the source code for lib/modifiers.js confirms this. The nestedRestore function iterates through instructions and uses unsanitized property paths to restore values on an object. Specifically, the lines current = current[path[i]] and current[path[0]] = value allow for traversal and modification of an object's prototype chain if the path array contains malicious keys like __proto__. Since no patch is available, the evidence is the vulnerable source code itself. The lack of input sanitization on the path variable is the root cause of this vulnerability.