{"cve":"CVE-2023-36665","nvd":{"published":"2023-07-05T14:15:09.410","modified":"2026-06-17T06:06:47.433","status":"Modified","description":"\"protobuf.js (aka protobufjs) 6.10.0 through 7.x before 7.2.5 allows Prototype Pollution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-25878. A user-controlled protobuf message can be used by an attacker to pollute the prototype of Object.prototype by adding and overwriting its data and functions. Exploitation can involve: (1) using the function parse to parse protobuf messages on the fly, (2) loading .proto files by using load/loadSync functions, or (3) providing untrusted input to the functions ReflectionObject.setParsedOption and util.setProperty.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-1321"],"references":["https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/e66379f451b0393c27d87b37fa7d271619e16b0d","https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/compare/protobufjs-v7.2.3...protobufjs-v7.2.4","https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/pull/1899","https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/releases/tag/protobufjs-v7.2.4","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240628-0006/"],"products":["protobufjs_project:protobufjs"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:30.124994567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-36665","score":0.01697,"percentile":0.77162,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-h755-8qp9-cq85","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-h755-8qp9-cq85","summary":"protobufjs Prototype Pollution vulnerability","modified":"2026-08-07T08:12:13.849928168Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"protobufjs","purl":"pkg:npm/protobufjs","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.2.5"],"fixed":["7.2.5"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"protobufjs","purl":"pkg:npm/protobufjs","ranges":[">=6.10.0 <6.11.4"],"fixed":["6.11.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}