protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs allowed certain schema option paths to traverse through inherited object properties while applying options. A crafted protobuf schema or JSON descriptor could cause option handling to write to properties on global JavaScript constructors, corrupting process-wide built-in functionality. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs allowed certain schema option paths to traverse through inherited object properties while applying options. A crafted protobuf schema or JSON descriptor could cause option handling to write to properties on global JavaScript constructors, corrupting process-wide built-in functionality. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
Title protobufjs: Process-wide denial of service through unsafe option paths
Weaknesses CWE-1321
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:41:15.312Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T17:39:31.112Z

Link: CVE-2026-44290

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T16:16:55.847

Modified: 2026-05-13T17:01:38.423

Link: CVE-2026-44290

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Updated: 2026-05-13T17:15:26Z