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1 vulnerability found for protobuf.js by protobufjs

CVE-2026-41242 (GCVE-0-2026-41242)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-18 16:18
Modified
2026-04-20 16:03
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. In versions prior to 8.0.1 and 7.5.5, attackers can inject arbitrary code in the "type" fields of protobuf definitions, which will then execute during object decoding using that definition. Versions 8.0.1 and 7.5.5 patch the issue.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
protobufjs protobuf.js Version: < 7.5.5
Version: >= 8.0.0-experimental, < 8.0.1
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