CVE-2026-44294
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CVE-2026-44294 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs generated JavaScript property accessors from schema-controlled field and oneof names. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs generated JavaScript property accessors from schema-controlled field and oneof names. Certain control characters in field names were not escaped before being embedded into generated function bodies. A crafted schema or JSON descriptor could therefore cause generated encode, decode, verify, or conversion functions to fail during compilation. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Protobufjs Project | Protobufjs | < 7.5.6 |
| Protobufjs Project | Protobufjs | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2 |
References
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2pr8-phx7-x9h3Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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