CVE-2026-44290

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
protobufjsprotobuf.js< 7.5.6affected
protobufjsprotobuf.js>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-1321: CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References