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    CVE-2026-89418

    google-protobuf contains an unbounded recursion when parsing unknown protobuf group fields. An attacker can send a small crafted payload of deeply nested START_GROUP wire bytes to any Node.js service that calls the generated deserializeBinary() API, causing a RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded and crashing the process. No authentication or prior knowledge of the schema is required.

    Published:Sep 17, 2026
    Last Modified:Sep 18, 2026
    EPS:Sep 17, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00367
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Protobuf-javascript

    Exploits

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    User Interaction
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