protobuf.js: Denial of service through unbounded protobuf recursion

Summary protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while decoding nested protobuf data. This affected both skipping unknown group fields and generated decoding of nested message fields. A crafted protobuf binary payload could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during decoding...

PT-2026-40535

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions protobufjs versions prior to 7.5.6 protobufjs versions prior to 8.0.2 Description An issue exists in the decoding process of nested protobuf data where the library can recurse without a depth limit. This affects the generated decoding of neste...