CVE-2026-104635
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.GHSA-m497-c2h9-rvw6 ↗EUVD-2026-95562 ↗
description
The protobuf Hex package before 0.17.1 can exhaust a decoding process while handling deeply nested JSON for self-referential or cyclic message types. An unauthenticated remote client can trigger a denial of service when an application accepts attacker-controlled JSON through the affected protobuf JSON decoding APIs.
mitigation
Upgrade protobuf to >= 0.17.1 or later.
fixed in >= 0.17.1
outcome
Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-09 07:39Z
- 2026-10-09 08:17Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
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published 2026-10-09 08:52Z
last change 2026-10-21 11:38Z
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