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GHSA-f38q-mgvj-vph7: protobufjs : Schema-derived names can shadow runtime-significant properties

mediumCVSS 5.3CVE-2026-54269
Summary protobufjs accepted certain schema-derived names that could collide with properties used by protobufjs runtime helpers. The known affected names are fields named hasOwnProperty, field or oneof names such as $type when loaded through protobufjs JSON/reflection descriptors, and service methods whose generated helper name is rpcCall. When affected message or service types were used, protobufjs could read schema-controlled data where it expected an own-property helper, reflected type metadata, or the base RPC helper. This could cause deterministic exceptions or recursive calls in affected decode post-checks, verification, object conversion, reflected JSON serialization, or protobufjs RPC helper invocation. Impact An attacker who can provide or influence protobuf schemas or protobufjs JSON descriptors may be able to make affected message or service types unusable, resulting in denial of service for the affected processing path. Applications using only trusted schemas are affected only if those schemas contain one of the problematic names and the application reaches the affected API path. The issue is not known to allow code execution by itself. Preconditions - The application must use an affected protobufjs version. - The application must load or use a schema or protobufjs JSON descriptor containing one of the problematic names: - a field named hasOwnProperty, - a field or oneof named $type through protobufjs JSON/reflection descriptor input, - or a service method whose generated helper name is rpcCall. - The application must reach the affected API path for that name: required-field decode post-checks, verify, or toObject for hasOwnProperty; reflected message JSON serialization for $type; or protobufjs RPC service invocation for rpcCall. Workarounds Do not load protobuf schemas or protobufjs JSON descriptors from untrusted sources with affected versions. If untrusted schemas or descriptors must be accepted, validate schema-derived field, oneof, and serv

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Source
GitHub Security Advisories (INTL · database · site)
Severity
medium — CVSS 5.3
Published
2026-06-15
Last updated
2026-07-15
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f38q-mgvj-vph7

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