CVE-2026-41242
High
High exploit probability or critical severity with a known exploit.
CVSS base
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.8%
54.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-94
Published 2026-04-18 · modified 2026-09-09
Description
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. In versions prior to 8.0.1 and 7.5.5, attackers can inject arbitrary code in the "type" fields of protobuf definitions, which will then execute during object decoding using that definition. Versions 8.0.1 and 7.5.5 patch the issue.
Affected
References
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/535df444ac060243722ac5d672db205e5c531d75
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/ff7b2afef8754837cc6dc64c864cd111ab477956
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.5.5
- https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v8.0.1
- exploit https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-xq3m-2v4x-88gg
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21338
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24977
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26234
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37275
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62260
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41242
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459442
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41242.json