CVE-2026-59876 (GCVE-0-2026-59876)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 15:31 – Updated: 2026-07-09 14:41
VLAI
Title
protobufjs: Text Format string map parsing can mutate returned map object prototype
Summary
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. From 8.2.0 until 8.6.5, the protobufjs Text Format extension parsed string-keyed map entries using ordinary property assignment, allowing a map entry with key __proto__ to change the prototype of the returned map object instead of creating an own map entry in protobufjs/ext/textformat. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.5.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
protobufjs protobuf.js Affected: >= 8.2.0, < 8.6.5
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