CVE-2026-44291
protobufjs: Code generation gadget after prototype pollution
- Published
- May 13, 2026
- Updated
- May 13, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 17, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 35.0%
- Model date
- Oct 17, 2026
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Summary
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs used plain objects with inherited prototypes for internal type lookup tables used by generated encode and decode functions. If Object.prototype had already been polluted, those lookup tables could resolve attacker-controlled inherited properties as valid protobuf type information. This could cause attacker-controlled strings to be emitted into generated JavaScript code. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
Sources
CVE-2026-44289, CVE-2026-44290, CVE-2026-44291, CVE-2026-44292, CVE-2026-44294, CVE-2026-44295 - protobuf.js
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