protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0.
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

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Description protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0.
Title protobufjs: Denial of Service via unbounded recursive JSON descriptor expansion
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T18:20:12.394Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T06:54:34.219Z

Link: CVE-2026-45740

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T18:14:56.640Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T16:17:00.520

Modified: 2026-05-13T16:49:52.277

Link: CVE-2026-45740

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T18:15:16Z