CVE-2026-89418

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-5h29-r2cp-hfmr ↗EUVD-2026-81523 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).−13mkevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
npm:google-protobuf <= 4.0.2
fixed in 4.0.3
CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
ETK-2026-216, permanent identifier
pkg:npm/google-protobuf
19d 22h 00msince last run
20mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = cve.org publication
public poc−13mtrigger signal (cve.org) +0mwaiting for further signals+19816m
−10min
−5min
0

description

google-protobuf versions before 4.0.3 can exhaust the Node.js call stack while parsing unknown protobuf group fields. An unauthenticated attacker can crash a service if it accepts attacker-controlled protobuf bytes through generated deserialization APIs or BinaryReader.

mitigation

Upgrade google-protobuf to version 4.0.3 or later. Until upgraded, restrict untrusted protobuf input from reaching affected deserialization paths.

fixed in 4.0.3

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
–
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
0.28%18th percentile
agent run time
20m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-09-17 13:27Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
−13m
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

No artifact: an exploit or check was attempted but could not be produced at this moment.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-09-17 13:27Z
  2. 2026-09-17 13:27Z
  3. 2026-09-17 13:27Z

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-216",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-89418",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-89418",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-5h29-r2cp-hfmr",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-81523",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Unbounded recursion denial of service in google-protobuf",
  "summary": "google-protobuf versions before 4.0.3 can exhaust the Node.js call stack while parsing unknown protobuf group fields. An unauthenticated attacker can crash a service if it accepts attacker-controlled protobuf bytes through generated deserialization APIs or BinaryReader.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade google-protobuf to version 4.0.3 or later. Until upgraded, restrict untrusted protobuf input from reaching affected deserialization paths.",
  "vendor": "npm",
  "product": "npm:google-protobuf",
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  "cvss_score": 8.7,
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  "automation": "deterministic",
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published 2026-10-01 07:23Z
last change 2026-10-21 05:31Z

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