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CVE-2023-36665
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-07-05T14:15:09.410 · Last modified 2026-06-17T06:06:47.433

Summary

"protobuf.js (aka protobufjs) 6.10.0 through 7.x before 7.2.5 allows Prototype Pollution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-25878. A user-controlled protobuf message can be used by an attacker to pollute the prototype of Object.prototype by adding and overwriting its data and functions. Exploitation can involve: (1) using the function parse to parse protobuf messages on the fly, (2) loading .proto files by using load/loadSync functions, or (3) providing untrusted input to the functions ReflectionObject.setParsedOption and util.setProperty.

Affected products

protobufjs_project — protobufjs

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