protobufjs: Text Format string map parsing can mutate returned map object prototype (protobufjs protobuf.js)

CVE-2026-59876
MEDIUM 4.8

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.35 % · percentile 29 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
GitHub_M
NVD status
Analyzed

Description

protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. From 8.2.0 until 8.6.5, the protobufjs Text Format extension parsed string-keyed map entries using ordinary property assignment, allowing a map entry with key __proto__ to change the prototype of the returned map object instead of creating an own map entry in protobufjs/ext/textformat. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.5.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-1321 — Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NGitHub_M
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NNVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Advisories

European references

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
protobufjs · protobuf.jsaffected >= 8.2.0, < 8.6.5

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD