CVE-2026-54271

protobufjs-cli: Code injection in pbjs static output from crafted JSON descriptor names

State
Published
Severity
8.2 High
Published
Jun 22, 2026
Updated
Jun 23, 2026
Reserved
Jun 12, 2026

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Description

protobufjs-cli is the command line add-on for protobuf.js. Prior to 1.3.2 and 2.5.0, a previous fix for unsafe name handling in pbjs static / static-module code generation was incomplete. Affected versions of protobufjs-cli could still emit unsafe JavaScript references when generating static output from crafted JSON descriptor input. The common case of parsing schemas from .proto files is not affected. This is a bypass of CVE-2026-44295. An attacker who can provide or influence pre-parsed JSON descriptors passed to pbjs static code generation may be able to cause generated JavaScript output to contain attacker-controlled code. The injected code may execute if the generated file is later executed or imported and an affected generated API path is invoked. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.2 and 2.5.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:LGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
protobufjs-cliprotobufjs
  • < 1.3.2Affected
  • >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.2Affected

References

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