CVE-2026-48712

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 76% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.6.1 and 8.4.1, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while converting decoded messages to plain objects or JSON. This affected generated toObject() conversion and the custom google.protobuf.Any JSON conversion path. A crafted protobuf binary payload containing deeply nested Any values could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during conversion to JSON. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.6.1 and 8.4.1.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
24.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 15, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Denial of service through unbounded Any expansion during JSON conversion · Advisory · protobufjs/protobuf.js · GitHub

https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/security/advisories/GHSA-wcpc-wj8m-hjx6

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48712(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
protobufjs—8.4.1—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 57× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48712?
CVE-2026-48712 is a high vulnerability published on June 15, 2026. protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.6.1 and 8.4.1, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while converting decoded messages to plain objects or JSON. This affected generated toObject() conversion and the custom google.protobuf.Any JSON…
When was CVE-2026-48712 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48712 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 15, 2026, with the most recent update on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48712 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48712 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48712?
CVE-2026-48712 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48712?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48712, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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