CVE-2026-48712

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.

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-wcpc-wj8m-hjx6	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

25 Oct 2026, 23:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) protobufjs compila definiciones de protobuf en funciones de JavaScript (JS). Antes de 7.6.1 y 8.4.1, protobufjs podía recursar sin un límite de profundidad mientras convertía mensajes decodificados a objetos planos o JSON. Esto afectaba la conversión toObject() generada y la ruta de conversión JSON personalizada de google.protobuf.Any. Una carga útil binaria de protobuf manipulada que contenía valores Any profundamente anidados podía causar que la pila de llamadas de JavaScript se agotara durante la conversión a JSON. Esta vulnerabilidad está corregida en 7.6.1 y 8.4.1.

Information

Published : 2026-06-22 18:16

Updated : 2026-10-25 23:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-48712

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48712

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48712

JSON object : View

Products Affected

protobufjs_project

protobufjs

CWE

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

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