CVE-2026-48511
HIGHMessagePack-CSharp: ExpandoObject formatter can perform quadratic insertion work on untrusted maps
Title source: cnaDescription
MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, ExpandoObjectFormatter.Deserialize populates System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject by calling IDictionary<string, object>.Add for each map entry. ExpandoObject internally maintains member names in array-like structures, so inserting many distinct keys can require repeated linear scans and array copies. For large attacker-controlled maps, this produces quadratic CPU and allocation behavior. The issue is especially surprising because ExpandoObjectResolver.Options is configured with MessagePackSecurity.UntrustedData, but collision-resistant dictionary comparers cannot protect ExpandoObject insertion internals. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/security/advisories/GHSA-2x83-8g95-xh59
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
13.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-407
Status
published
Products (6)
messagepack/messagepack
< 2.5.301
MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp
< 2.5.301
MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp
>= 3.0, < 3.1.7
MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp
>= 3.1.7, < 3.1.7
nuget/MessagePack
0 - 2.5.301NuGet
nuget/MessagePack
3.0 - 3.1.7NuGet
Published
Jun 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 23, 2026