CVE-2026-44292

MEDIUM

protobufjs: Prototype injection in generated message constructors

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 24.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-1321
Status published
Products (5)
npm/protobufjs 0 - 7.5.6npm
npm/protobufjs 8.0.0 - 8.0.2npm
protobufjs/protobuf.js < 7.5.6
protobufjs/protobuf.js >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2
protobufjs_project/protobufjs < 7.5.6
Published May 13, 2026
Tracked Since May 13, 2026