CVE-2026-44292
protobufjs: Prototype injection in generated message constructors
- Published
- May 13, 2026
- Updated
- May 18, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 17, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 18.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs generated message constructors copied enumerable properties from a provided properties object without filtering the __proto__ key. If an application constructed a message from an attacker-controlled plain object, an own enumerable __proto__ property could alter the prototype of that individual message instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
Sources
1CVE-2026-44289, CVE-2026-44290, CVE-2026-44291, CVE-2026-44292, CVE-2026-44294, CVE-2026-44295 - protobuf.js
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