CVE-2026-0994
A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability exists in google.protobuf.json_format.ParseDict() in Python, where the max_recursion_depth limit can be bypassed when parsing nested google.protobuf.Any messages. Due to missing recursion depth accounting inside the internal Any-handling logic, an attacker can supply deeply nested Any structures that bypass the intended recursion limit, eventually exhausting Python’s recursion stack and causing a RecursionError.
Published:Jan 23, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 1, 2026
EPS:Jan 23, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00688
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Google
Product
Protobuf
Google
Protobuf
Vendor
Google
Product
Protobuf-python
Google
Protobuf-python
Vendor
Protobuf
Product
Protobuf
Protobuf
Protobuf
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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References
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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