CVE-2026-44288

Published: Mag 13, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 13, 2026
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Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 5,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

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protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs includes a minimal UTF-8 decoder that accepted overlong UTF-8 byte sequences and decoded them to their canonical characters instead of replacing them. An attacker who can provide protobuf binary data decoded through the affected UTF-8 path may be able to bypass application-level checks that inspect raw bytes before protobuf string decoding. For example, bytes that do not contain certain ASCII characters could decode to strings containing those characters. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.

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Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

Draft
Abstraction: Variant Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Unexpected State
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisori…
https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-q6x5-8v7m-xc…