diff --git a/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.test.ts b/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.test.ts
index 245fd29361b..bec66e72565 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   getFormikErrorsFromAPIErrors,
   handleAPIErrors,
   handleVPCAndSubnetErrors,
+  set,
 } from './formikErrorUtils';
 
 const errorWithoutField = [{ reason: 'Internal server error' }];
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ describe('handleVpcAndConvertSubnetErrors', () => {
 });
 
 describe('getFormikErrorsFromAPIErrors', () => {
-  it('should convert APIError[] to errors in the shape formik expects', () => {
+  it.only('should convert APIError[] to errors in the shape formik expects', () => {
     const testCases = [
       {
         apiErrors: [{ field: 'ip', reason: 'Incorrect IP' }],
@@ -201,3 +202,270 @@ describe('getFormikErrorsFromAPIErrors', () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe('Tests for set', () => {
+  // fails (sets object) (probably a quick fix) (jk would need some more thinking)
+  it("returns the passed in 'object' as is if it's not actually a (non array) object", () => {
+    expect(set([], 'path not needed', 3)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  // pass
+  describe('Correctly setting the value at the given path', () => {
+    it('sets the value for a simple path for both string and array paths', () => {
+      let object = {};
+      object = set(object, 'test', 1);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: 1 });
+
+      object = set(object, 'test2', 1);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: 1, test2: 1 });
+    });
+
+    // pass
+    it('sets the value for complex string and array paths (without indexes)', () => {
+      let object = {};
+
+      // the given paths are equivalent in string vs array format
+      object = set(object, 'a.b.c', 'c');
+      expect(object).toEqual({ a: { b: { c: 'c' } } });
+
+      object = set(object, 'a.b.d', 'd');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        a: { b: { c: 'c', d: 'd' } },
+      });
+
+      object = set(object, 'e[f][g]', 'g');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        a: { b: { c: 'c', d: 'd' } },
+        e: { f: { g: 'g' } },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it.only('sets the value for complex string paths pt2', () => {
+      const obj = set({}, 'a[1].b[0].c', 'test');
+      expect(obj).toEqual({
+        a: [undefined, { b: [{ c: 'test' }] }],
+      });
+
+      const obj2 = set({}, 'a[1].b.c', 'test');
+      expect(obj2).toEqual({
+        a: [undefined, { b: { c: 'test' } }],
+      });
+    });
+
+    // fails
+    it.only('sets the value for complex string and array paths (with indexes)', () => {
+      let object = {};
+
+      // the given paths are equivalent in string vs array format
+      object = set(object, 'a.b[1]', 'b1');
+      /*
+      {
+        a: {
+          b: { 1: "b1" }
+        }
+      }
+      */
+      expect(object).toEqual({ a: { b: [undefined, 'b1'] } });
+      object = set(object, 'a.b[0]', 5);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ a: { b: [5] } });
+
+      // If path is an array, indexes can be passed in as a string or as a number
+      object = set(object, 'a.b.2', 'b2');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        a: { b: [5, 'b1', 'b2'] },
+      });
+
+      object = set(object, 'a.b[3].c', 'c');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        a: { b: [undefined, undefined, undefined, { c: 'c' }] },
+      });
+    });
+
+    // fails
+    it('creates an empty string key', () => {
+      expect(set({}, '', 'empty string')).toEqual({ '': 'empty string' });
+    });
+
+    // fails
+    it('only considers valid indexes for setting array values', () => {
+      let object = {};
+
+      object = set(object, 'test[01].test1', 'test');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        test: { '01': { test1: 'test' } },
+      });
+      object = set(object, 'test[01].[02]', 'test2');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        test: { '01': { '02': 'test2', test1: 'test' } },
+      });
+      object = set(object, 'test[-01]', 'test3');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        test: { '-01': 'test3', '01': { '02': 'test2', test1: 'test' } },
+      });
+      object = set(object, 'test[   02]', 'test4');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        test: {
+          '   02': 'test4',
+          '-01': 'test3',
+          '01': { '02': 'test2', test1: 'test' },
+        },
+      });
+      object = set(object, 'test[00]', 'test5');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        test: {
+          '   02': 'test4',
+          '-01': 'test3',
+          '00': 'test5',
+          '01': { '02': 'test2', test1: 'test' },
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    // pass
+    it('considers numbers as keys if they are not followed by another number or if there is an already existing object', () => {
+      let object = {};
+      object = set(object, '1', 'test');
+      expect(object).toEqual({ 1: 'test' });
+
+      object = set({ test: { test1: 'test' } }, 'test[1]', 'test2');
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        test: { '1': 'test2', test1: 'test' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    // fails
+    it('treats numbers as array indexes if they precede some previous key (if they are valid indexes)', () => {
+      const obj1 = set({}, '1[1]', 'test');
+      expect(obj1).toEqual({ 1: [undefined, 'test'] }); // [undefined, { 1: 'test' }]
+
+      const obj2 = set({}, '1.2', 'test');
+      expect(obj2).toEqual({ 1: [undefined, undefined, 'test'] });
+    });
+
+    // fails
+    it('can replace the value at an already existing key', () => {
+      let alreadyExisting = { test: 'test' };
+      alreadyExisting = set(alreadyExisting, 'test', 'changed');
+
+      expect(alreadyExisting).toEqual({
+        test: 'changed',
+      });
+
+      // fails
+      alreadyExisting = set(
+        alreadyExisting,
+        'test[test2][test3]',
+        'changed x4'
+      );
+      expect(alreadyExisting).toEqual({
+        test: { test2: { test3: 'changed x4' } },
+      });
+    });
+
+    // pass
+    it('sets the value for nonstandard paths', () => {
+      expect(set({}, 'test.[.test]', 'testing 2')).toEqual({
+        test: { test: 'testing 2' },
+      });
+      expect(set({}, 'test.[te[st]', 'testing 3')).toEqual({
+        test: { te: { st: 'testing 3' } },
+      });
+      expect(set({}, 'test.]test', 'testing 4')).toEqual({
+        test: { test: 'testing 4' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    // it will take an incredible amount of effort to get set to this level of finesse
+    it.skip('sets the value for non standard paths - not working currently', () => {
+      expect(set({}, 'test.[]', 'testing 5')).toEqual({
+        test: { '': { '': 'testing 5' } },
+      });
+      expect(set({}, '[].test', 'testing 6')).toEqual({
+        '': { test: 'testing 6' },
+      });
+      expect(set({}, '.', 'testing 7')).toEqual({
+        '': { '': 'testing 7' },
+      });
+      expect(set({}, '[', 'testing 8')).toEqual({
+        '[': 'testing 8',
+      });
+      expect(set({}, ']', 'testing 9')).toEqual({
+        ']': 'testing 9',
+      });
+      expect(set({}, 'test..test', 'testing')).toEqual({
+        test: { '': { test: 'testing' } },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Ensuring safety against prototype pollution and that the passed in and returned object are the same', () => {
+    // pass
+    it.only('protects against the given string path matching a prototype pollution key', () => {
+      let object = {};
+      // __proto__
+      object = set(object, '__proto__', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({});
+
+      // constructor
+      object = set(object, 'constructor', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({});
+
+      // prototype
+      object = set(object, 'prototype', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({});
+    });
+
+    // pass with changes (this is more inline with lodash's set anyway)
+    it.only('protects against the given string path containing prototype pollution keys that are separated by path delimiters', () => {
+      let object = {};
+      // prototype pollution key separated by .
+      object = set(object, 'test.__proto__.test', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: {} });
+
+      object = set(object, 'test.constructor.test', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: {} });
+
+      object = set(object, 'test.prototype.test', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: {} });
+
+      // prototype pollution key separated by []
+      object = set(object, 'test.test[__proto__]', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: { test: {} } });
+
+      object = set(object, 'test.test[constructor]', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: { test: {} } });
+
+      object = set(object, 'test.test[prototype]', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test: { test: {} } });
+    });
+
+    it('is not considered prototype pollution if the string paths have a key not separated by delimiters', () => {
+      let object = {};
+      // prototype pollution key separated by .
+      object = set(object, 'test__proto__test', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ test__proto__test: 1 });
+
+      object = set(object, 'constructortest', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({ constructortest: 1, test__proto__test: 1 });
+
+      object = set(object, 'testprototype', 1);
+      // expect(object).toBe(settedObject);
+      expect(object).toEqual({
+        constructortest: 1,
+        test__proto__test: 1,
+        testprototype: 1,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.ts b/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.ts
index b17047942fe..a20c69b59f4 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/utilities/formikErrorUtils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { reverse } from 'ramda';
 
 import { getAPIErrorOrDefault } from './errorUtils';
 import { isNilOrEmpty } from './isNilOrEmpty';
-import { set } from './set';
+// import { set } from './set';
 
 import type { APIError } from '@linode/api-v4/lib/types';
 import type { FormikErrors } from 'formik';
@@ -17,12 +17,45 @@ export const getFormikErrorsFromAPIErrors = <T>(
         ? error.field.replace(prefixToRemoveFromFields, '')
         : error.field;
 
-      set(acc, field, error.reason);
+      return set(acc, field, error.reason);
     }
     return acc;
   }, {});
 };
 
+export const set = (obj: any, path: string, value: any): any => {
+  // Split the path into parts, handling both dot notation and array indices
+  const [head, ...rest] = path.split(/\.|\[|\]/).filter(Boolean);
+
+  // protect against prototype pollution
+  if (head === 'prototype' || head === '__proto__' || head === 'constructor') {
+    return { ...obj };
+  }
+
+  // Since this is recursive, if there are no more parts in the path, set the value and return
+  if (rest.length === 0) {
+    return { ...obj, [head]: value };
+  }
+
+  // Handle array indices
+  if (head.match(/^\d+$/)) {
+    const index = parseInt(head, 10);
+    // Copy the existing one or create a new empty one
+    const newArray = Array.isArray(obj) ? [...obj] : [];
+    // Recursively set the value at the specified index
+    newArray[index] = set(newArray[index] || {}, rest.join('.'), value);
+
+    return newArray;
+  }
+
+  // Handle nested objects
+  return {
+    ...obj,
+    // Recursively set the value for the nested path
+    [head]: set(obj[head] || {}, rest.join('.'), value),
+  };
+};
+
 export const handleFieldErrors = (
   callback: (error: unknown) => void,
   fieldErrors: APIError[] = []
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/utilities/set.test.ts b/packages/manager/src/utilities/set.test.ts
index 683bd99c472..5e54b1ee33d 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/utilities/set.test.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/utilities/set.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ describe('Tests for set', () => {
       expect(object2).toEqual(object);
     });
 
+    it('sets the value for complex string paths pt2', () => {
+      const obj = set({}, 'a[1].b[0].c', 'test');
+      expect(obj).toEqual({
+        a: [undefined, { b: [{ c: 'test' }] }],
+      });
+
+      const obj2 = set({}, 'a[1].b.c', 'test');
+      expect(obj2).toEqual({
+        a: [undefined, { b: { c: 'test' } }],
+      });
+    });
+
     it('creates an empty string key', () => {
       expect(set({}, '', 'empty string')).toEqual({ '': 'empty string' });
       expect(set({}, [''], 'empty string for array')).toEqual({