diff --git a/compiler.js b/compiler.js
index 1eed39a..70339b8 100644
--- a/compiler.js
+++ b/compiler.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function makeSafe(path, param) {
     parts = split(path),
     isLast
 
-  forEach(parts, function(part, isBracket, isArray, idx, parts) {
+  forEach(parts, function (part, isBracket, isArray, idx, parts) {
     isLast = idx === parts.length - 1
 
     part = isBracket || isArray ? '[' + part + ']' : '.' + part
@@ -36,7 +36,15 @@ function expr(expression, safe, param) {
 
 module.exports = {
   expr,
-  setter: function(path) {
+  setter: function (path) {
+    if (
+      path.indexOf('__proto__') !== -1 ||
+      path.indexOf('constructor') !== -1 ||
+      path.indexOf('prototype') !== -1
+    ) {
+      return (obj) => obj
+    }
+
     return (
       setCache.get(path) ||
       setCache.set(
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = {
     )
   },
 
-  getter: function(path, safe) {
+  getter: function (path, safe) {
     var key = path + '_' + safe
     return (
       getCache.get(key) ||
@@ -55,5 +63,5 @@ module.exports = {
         new Function('data', 'return ' + expr(path, safe, 'data'))
       )
     )
-  }
+  },
 }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e2f305d..d323ae9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ function Cache(maxSize) {
   this._maxSize = maxSize
   this.clear()
 }
-Cache.prototype.clear = function() {
+Cache.prototype.clear = function () {
   this._size = 0
   this._values = Object.create(null)
 }
-Cache.prototype.get = function(key) {
+Cache.prototype.get = function (key) {
   return this._values[key]
 }
-Cache.prototype.set = function(key, value) {
+Cache.prototype.set = function (key, value) {
   this._size >= this._maxSize && this.clear()
   if (!(key in this._values)) this._size++
 
@@ -41,15 +41,26 @@ module.exports = {
 
   normalizePath: normalizePath,
 
-  setter: function(path) {
+  setter: function (path) {
     var parts = normalizePath(path)
 
     return (
       setCache.get(path) ||
-      setCache.set(path, function setter(data, value) {
-        var index = 0,
-          len = parts.length
+      setCache.set(path, function setter(obj, value) {
+        var index = 0
+        var len = parts.length
+        var data = obj
+
         while (index < len - 1) {
+          let part = parts[index]
+          if (
+            part === '__proto__' ||
+            part === 'constructor' ||
+            part === 'prototype'
+          ) {
+            return obj
+          }
+
           data = data[parts[index++]]
         }
         data[parts[index]] = value
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ module.exports = {
     )
   },
 
-  getter: function(path, safe) {
+  getter: function (path, safe) {
     var parts = normalizePath(path)
     return (
       getCache.get(path) ||
@@ -73,8 +84,8 @@ module.exports = {
     )
   },
 
-  join: function(segments) {
-    return segments.reduce(function(path, part) {
+  join: function (segments) {
+    return segments.reduce(function (path, part) {
       return (
         path +
         (isQuoted(part) || DIGIT_REGEX.test(part)
@@ -84,9 +95,9 @@ module.exports = {
     }, '')
   },
 
-  forEach: function(path, cb, thisArg) {
+  forEach: function (path, cb, thisArg) {
     forEach(Array.isArray(path) ? path : split(path), cb, thisArg)
-  }
+  },
 }
 
 function normalizePath(path) {
@@ -94,7 +105,7 @@ function normalizePath(path) {
     pathCache.get(path) ||
     pathCache.set(
       path,
-      split(path).map(function(part) {
+      split(path).map(function (part) {
         return part.replace(CLEAN_QUOTES_REGEX, '$2')
       })
     )
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 62494f0..195fba3 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ const a = require('assert')
 const expr = require('./index')
 const compiler = require('./compiler')
 
+const root = (typeof global == 'object' && global) || this
+
 function runSetterGetterTests({ setter, getter }) {
   let obj = {
     foo: {
@@ -9,8 +11,8 @@ function runSetterGetterTests({ setter, getter }) {
       fux: 5,
       '00N40000002S5U0': 1,
       N40000002S5U0: 2,
-      'FE43-D880-21AE': 3
-    }
+      'FE43-D880-21AE': 3,
+    },
   }
 
   // -- Getters --
@@ -47,7 +49,24 @@ function runSetterGetterTests({ setter, getter }) {
   a.strictEqual(obj.foo.bar[1], 'bot')
 
   setter('[\'foo\']["bar"][1]')(obj, 'baz')
+
   a.strictEqual(obj.foo.bar[1], 'baz')
+  //
+  ;['__proto__', 'constructor', 'prototype'].forEach((keyToTest) => {
+    setter(`${keyToTest}.a`)({}, 'newValue')
+
+    a.notEqual(root['a'], 'newValue')
+
+    const b = 'oldValue'
+
+    a.equal(b, 'oldValue')
+    a.notEqual(root['b'], 'newValue')
+
+    setter(`${keyToTest}.b`)({}, 'newValue')
+    a.equal(b, 'oldValue')
+    a.notEqual(root['b'], 'newValue')
+    a.equal(root['b'], undefined)
+  })
 }
 
 console.log('--- Test Start ---')
@@ -89,7 +108,7 @@ a.strictEqual(expr.join(parts), 'foo.baz["bar"][1]')
 
 let count = 0
 
-expr.forEach('foo.baz["bar"][1]', function(part, isBracket, isArray, idx) {
+expr.forEach('foo.baz["bar"][1]', function (part, isBracket, isArray, idx) {
   count = idx
 
   switch (idx) {