CVE-2026-44291

8.1 HIGH
Published: May 13, 2026 Modified: May 14, 2026
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Description

protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs used plain objects with inherited prototypes for internal type lookup tables used by generated encode and decode functions. If Object.prototype had already been polluted, those lookup tables could resolve attacker-controlled inherited properties as valid protobuf type information. This could cause attacker-controlled strings to be emitted into generated JavaScript code. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-75px-5xx7-5xc7
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory

1 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

protobufjs_project