CVE-2026-44289
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
protobuf.js: Denial of service through unbounded protobuf recursion
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | protobufjs | <7.5.6 | 7.5.6 |
| npm | protobufjs | >=8.0.0,<8.0.2 | 8.0.2 |
| NPM | protobufjs | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.1 | 8.0.2 |
| NPM | protobufjs | <= 7.5.5 | 7.5.6 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| protobufjs_project | protobufjs | {"endExcluding":"7.5.6"} | 7.5.6 |
References
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-685m-2w69-288q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44289
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.5.6
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v8.0.2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-685m-2w69-288q
CWEs
CWE-674
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