CVE-2026-44290: protobuf.js: Process-wide denial of service through unsafe option paths

May 12, 2026 (updated May 14, 2026)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jvwf-75h9-cwgg
github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.5.6
github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v8.0.2
github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-jvwf-75h9-cwgg
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44290

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