Description
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: 2026-09-17
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description 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.
Title Uncontrolled Recursion leading to Denial of Service in protobuf-javascript (google-protobuf)
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Google

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T13:27:30.163Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T18:09:56.712Z

Link: CVE-2026-89418

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T14:17:52.157

Modified: 2026-09-17T14:17:52.157

Link: CVE-2026-89418

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