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CVE-2026-44288

Summary
Assigner-GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At-13 May, 2026 | 14:37
Updated At-13 May, 2026 | 18:33
Rejected At-
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protobufjs: Overlong UTF-8 decoding

protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs includes a minimal UTF-8 decoder that accepted overlong UTF-8 byte sequences and decoded them to their canonical characters instead of replacing them. An attacker who can provide protobuf binary data decoded through the affected UTF-8 path may be able to bypass application-level checks that inspect raw bytes before protobuf string decoding. For example, bytes that do not contain certain ASCII characters could decode to strings containing those characters. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.

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Assigner:GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID:a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At:13 May, 2026 | 14:37
Updated At:13 May, 2026 | 18:33
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▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
protobufjs: Overlong UTF-8 decoding

protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs includes a minimal UTF-8 decoder that accepted overlong UTF-8 byte sequences and decoded them to their canonical characters instead of replacing them. An attacker who can provide protobuf binary data decoded through the affected UTF-8 path may be able to bypass application-level checks that inspect raw bytes before protobuf string decoding. For example, bytes that do not contain certain ASCII characters could decode to strings containing those characters. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.

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protobufjs
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protobuf.js
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  • < 7.5.6
  • >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-176CWE-176: Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-176
Description: CWE-176: Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
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3.15.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-q6x5-8v7m-xcrf
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security-advisories@github.com
Published At:13 May, 2026 | 16:16
Updated At:13 May, 2026 | 17:01

protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.6 and 8.0.2, protobufjs includes a minimal UTF-8 decoder that accepted overlong UTF-8 byte sequences and decoded them to their canonical characters instead of replacing them. An attacker who can provide protobuf binary data decoded through the affected UTF-8 path may be able to bypass application-level checks that inspect raw bytes before protobuf string decoding. For example, bytes that do not contain certain ASCII characters could decode to strings containing those characters. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.6 and 8.0.2.

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TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.15.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-176Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-176
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-q6x5-8v7m-xcrfsecurity-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-q6x5-8v7m-xcrf
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