CVE-2026-44290
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs allowed certain schema option paths to traverse through inherited object properties while applying options. A crafted protobuf schema or JSON descriptor could cause option handling to write to properties on global JavaScript constructors, corrupting process-wide built-in functionality. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (16)
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- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform
- protobufjs project protobufjs8.0.0 → 8.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2452Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (node-tar, linkify-it, protobufjs, brace-expansion, fast-uri, DOMPurify): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
- GHSA-jvwf-75h9-cwggprotobuf.js: Process-wide denial of service through unsafe option paths2026-05-12ghsa · osvUS
## Summary protobufjs allowed certain schema option paths to traverse through inherited object properties while applying options. A crafted protobuf schema or JSON descriptor could cause option handling to write to properties on global JavaScript constructors, corrupting process-wide built-in functionality. ## Impact An attacker who can provide or influence protobuf schemas or JSON descriptors may be able to corrupt built-in process state in a way that causes subsequent application code or protobufjs code to fail. This can result in a persistent denial of service for the lifetime of the affected process. This issue affects applications that parse or load protobuf schemas or descriptors from untrusted sources. Applications that use bundled, generated, or otherwise trusted schemas to decode untrusted protobuf message payloads are not directly affected. The issue is not known to allow code execution by itself. ## Preconditions - The application must allow an attacker to control or influence a protobuf schema or JSON descriptor. - The application must parse or load that schema through protobufjs reflection APIs such as `parse`, `Root.load`, `Root.loadSync`, or `Root.fromJSON`. - The crafted input must contain option paths that reach unsafe inherited properties during option processing. ## Workarounds Do not parse or load protobuf schemas or JSON descriptors from untrusted sources with affected versions. If untrusted schemas must be accepted, validate or reject option names containing unsafe property path components before loading them, and run schema processing in an isolated process.
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references (4)
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- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44290cnnvd
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-jvwf-75h9-cwggenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-jvwf-75h9-cwggMitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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