CVE-2026-44291
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Publication date: 2026-05-13

Last updated on: 2026-05-14

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs used plain objects with inherited prototypes for internal type lookup tables used by generated encode and decode functions. If Object.prototype had already been polluted, those lookup tables could resolve attacker-controlled inherited properties as valid protobuf type information. This could cause attacker-controlled strings to be emitted into generated JavaScript code. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
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Published
2026-05-13
Last Modified
2026-05-14
Generated
2026-05-20
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-19
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
protobufjs_project protobufjs to 7.5.6 (exc)
protobufjs_project protobufjs From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.0.2 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-94 The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
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