CVE-2026-54271

HIGH

protobufjs-cli: Code injection in pbjs static output from crafted JSON descriptor names

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.3.2 and 2.5.0, a previous fix for unsafe name handling in pbjs static / static-module code generation was incomplete. Affected versions of protobufjs-cli could still emit unsafe JavaScript references when generating static output from crafted JSON descriptor input. The common case of parsing schemas from .proto files is not affected. This is a bypass of CVE-2026-44295. An attacker who can provide or influence pre-parsed JSON descriptors passed to pbjs static code generation may be able to cause generated JavaScript output to contain attacker-controlled code. The injected code may execute if the generated file is later executed or imported and an affected generated API path is invoked. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.2 and 2.5.0.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 22.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (5)
npm/protobufjs-cli 0 - 1.3.2npm
npm/protobufjs-cli 2.0.0 - 2.5.0npm
protobufjs/protobufjs-cli < 1.3.2
protobufjs/protobufjs-cli >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.2
protobufjs_project/protobufjs-cli < 1.3.2
Published Jun 22, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 22, 2026