protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs generated JavaScript for toObject conversion could include an unsafe expression derived from a schema-controlled bytes field default value. A crafted descriptor with a non-string default value for a bytes field could cause attacker-controlled code to be emitted into the generated conversion function. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-66ff-xgx4-vchm protobuf.js: Code injection through bytes field defaults in generated toObject code
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Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs generated JavaScript for toObject conversion could include an unsafe expression derived from a schema-controlled bytes field default value. A crafted descriptor with a non-string default value for a bytes field could cause attacker-controlled code to be emitted into the generated conversion function. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.
Title protobufjs: Code injection through bytes field defaults in generated toObject code
Weaknesses CWE-94
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-05-13T14:43:33.342Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T17:39:31.112Z

Link: CVE-2026-44293

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-13T16:16:56.253

Modified: 2026-05-13T16:16:56.253

Link: CVE-2026-44293

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