protobuf.js is Vulnerable to OS Command Injection in the CLI
## Summary `pbts` invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it through `child_process.exec`. File paths containing shell metacharacters could therefore be interpreted by the shell instead of being passed to JSDoc as plain arguments. ## Impact An attacker who can control file names or paths passed to `pbts` may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the process running `pbts`. This affects the protobufjs CLI tooling path. The protobufjs runtime APIs for encoding, decoding, parsing, and loading protobuf messages are not directly affected by this issue. ## Preconditions - The application or user must invoke `pbts` on file paths influenced by an attacker. - The attacker must be able to supply or create a path containing shell-significant characters. - The vulnerable `pbts` version must execute the generated JSDoc command through a shell. ## Workarounds Do not run affected versions of `pbts` on attacker-controlled file names or paths. If this cannot be avoided, sanitize or rename input files before invoking `pbts`, or run the CLI in an isolated environment with minimal privileges.
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Zugehörige CVEs.
| ID | Schweregrad | ausnutzbar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42290US | high7.8 | — | ||
protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.2.1 and 2.0.2, pbts invoked JSDoc by building a shell command string from input file paths and executing it th… | ||||
Referenzen
Externe Belege — Patches, Meldungen, Analysen.
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.jsPACKAGE
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-cli-v1.2.1WEB
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-cli-v2.0.2WEB
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-f84p-cvgm-xgjjWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42290ADVISORY
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