CVE-2026-48712
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CVE-2026-48712 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.6.1 and 8.4.1, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while converting decoded messages to plain objects or JSON. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.6.1 and 8.4.1, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while converting decoded messages to plain objects or JSON. This affected generated toObject() conversion and the custom google.protobuf.Any JSON conversion path. A crafted protobuf binary payload containing deeply nested Any values could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during conversion to JSON. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.6.1 and 8.4.1.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Protobufjs Project | Protobufjs | < 7.6.1 |
| Protobufjs Project | Protobufjs | >= 8.0.0, < 8.4.1 |
References
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-wcpc-wj8m-hjx6Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
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