Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 13, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2026-45740
CVE-2026-45740
Description
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0.
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References
1- github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-jggg-4jg4-v7c6nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
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