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CVE-2026-44294
medium
CVSS 5.3
Vulnerability in protobufjs (CVE-2026-44294)
Summary
vulnerability in protobufjs (CVE-2026-44294). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``fromObject``. Mitigation: upgrade to `8.0.2` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-44294** has been found in protobufjs.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``fromObject`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: upgrade protobufjs to **8.0.2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "protobufjs CVE-2026-44294" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-44294 (protobufjs) — CWE-20 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: `fromObject` / `toObject`
Patched: `8.0.2` — apply immediately
Workaround: Do not load protobuf schemas or JSON descriptors from untrusted sources with affected versions.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-20) exists in protobufjs. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``fromObject`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
protobufjs — . Attack surface: `fromObject` / `toObject`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **8.0.2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Workaround: Do not load protobuf schemas or JSON descriptors from untrusted sources with affected versions.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'protobufjs' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'protobufjs' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `protobufjs` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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5Apply temporary workaround mitigate
Do not load protobuf schemas or JSON descriptors from untrusted sources with affected versions.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Do not load protobuf schemas or JSON descriptors from untrusted sources with affected versions. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade protobufjs to 8.0.2ステージング環境で 8.0.2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
npm
protobufjs
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"8.0.0"},{"fixed":"8.0.2"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44294
- package https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js
- web https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-2pr8-phx7-x9h3
- web https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.5.6
- web https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v8.0.2
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pr8-phx7-x9h3