CVE-2026-44290
HIGH
7,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
1321
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Modify Application Data
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
JavaScript
https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-jvwf-75h9-cw…