CVE-2026-45740— protobufjs: Denial of Service via unbounded recursive JSON descriptor expansion
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Affected
protobufjs protobuf.js
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
protobuf.js是The protobuf.js Project开源的一个纯 JavaScript 实现，具有对node.js和浏览器的TypeScript支持的协议缓冲区实现。它易于使用，速度极快，并且通过.proto文件可以开箱即用！ protobuf.js 7.5.8之前版本和8.2.0之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在通过Root.fromJSON和Namespace.addJSON展开嵌套JSON描述符时未设置深度限制，可能导致精心构造的JSON描述符在描述符加载期间耗尽JavaScrip
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1496 · Resource HijackingAffected Version Matrix 2
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| protobufjs | protobuf.js | < 7.5.8 |
affected |
>= 8.0.0, < 8.2.0 |
affected |
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-45740
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
protobufjs: Denial of Service via unbounded recursive JSON descriptor expansion
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未经控制的递归
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
protobuf.js 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
protobuf.js是The protobuf.js Project开源的一个纯 JavaScript 实现，具有对node.js和浏览器的TypeScript支持的协议缓冲区实现。它易于使用，速度极快，并且通过.proto文件可以开箱即用！ protobuf.js 7.5.8之前版本和8.2.0之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在通过Root.fromJSON和Namespace.addJSON展开嵌套JSON描述符时未设置深度限制，可能导致精心构造的JSON描述符在描述符加载期间耗尽JavaScrip
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| protobufjs | protobuf.js | < 7.5.8 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45740 (1)
Same Patch Batch · protobufjs · 2026-05-13 · 10 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-44295 | 8.7 HIGH | protobufjs-cli: Code injection in pbjs static output from crafted schema names |
| CVE-2026-44291 | 8.1 HIGH | protobufjs: Code generation gadget after prototype pollution |
| CVE-2026-42290 | 7.8 HIGH | protobufjs-cli: OS Command Injection |
| CVE-2026-44293 | 7.7 HIGH | protobufjs: Code injection through bytes field defaults in generated toObject code |
| CVE-2026-44289 | 7.5 HIGH | protobufjs: Denial of service through unbounded protobuf recursion |
| CVE-2026-44290 | 7.5 HIGH | protobufjs: Process-wide denial of service through unsafe option paths |
| CVE-2026-44288 | 5.3 MEDIUM | protobufjs: Overlong UTF-8 decoding |
| CVE-2026-44294 | 5.3 MEDIUM | protobufjs: Denial of service from crafted field names in generated code |
| CVE-2026-44292 | 5.3 MEDIUM | protobufjs: Prototype injection in generated message constructors |
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