CVE-2026-44289

protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while decoding nested protobuf data. This affected both skipping unknown group fields and generated decoding of nested message fields. A crafted protobuf binary payload could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during decoding. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-685m-2w69-288q	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42815
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44289
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477130
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44289.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs::::::node.js::*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-13 16:16

Updated : 2026-08-28 16:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-44289

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44289

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44289

JSON object : View

Products Affected

protobufjs_project

protobufjs

CWE

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

CWE-606

Unchecked Input for Loop Condition

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