Infinite loop Affecting org.webjars.npm:protobufjs package, versions [7.5.0,7.6.5)[8.0.0,8.6.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-17900551
  • published10 Aug 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditBil (berd)

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-59877  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:protobufjs to version 7.6.5, 8.6.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop in the option parsing. An attacker can cause the application to enter an infinite loop by submitting a crafted .proto schema that opens an option declaration and ends prematurely.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1