THREAT OPS › Threat News › [NVD] CVE-2026-41242 (CRITICAL 9.8) — protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. In versions prior to 8.0.1 and 7.5.5, attackers can inject arbitrary code in the "type" fields of protobuf definitions, which will then execute during object decoding using that definition. Versions 8.0.1 an
[NVD] CVE-2026-41242 (CRITICAL 9.8) — protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. In versions prior to 8.0.1 and 7.5.5, attackers can inject arbitrary code in the "type" fields of protobuf definitions, which will then execute during object decoding using that definition. Versions 8.0.1 an
CVE-2026-41242 CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL Published: 2026-04-18T17:16:13.983
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. In versions prior to 8.0.1 and 7.5.5, attackers can inject arbitrary code in the "type" fields of protobuf definitions, which will then execute during object decoding using that definition. Versions 8.0.1 and 7.5.5 patch the issue.
MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- JavaScriptT1059.007
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2026-41242cve
Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41242