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CVE-2026-107299

msgpack5: Reserved byte can cause unbounded stream buffering

5.9 MediumFix available

msgpack5 is a msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser. Prior to 6.1.0, the streaming decoder treats the reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 as incomplete input instead of invalid input. When 0xc1 begins a stream, subsequent data remains buffered while the decoder waits for bytes that cannot make the value valid, allowing a remote peer to exhaust memory. This issue is fixed in version 6.1.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Unchanged since Oct 9, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

msgpack5: Reserved byte can cause unbounded stream buffering

msgpack5 is a msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser. Prior to 6.1.0, the streaming decoder treats the reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 as incomplete input instead of invalid input. When 0xc1 begins a stream, subsequent data remains buffered while the decoder waits for bytes that cannot make the value valid, allowing a remote peer to exhaust memory. This issue is fixed in version 6.1.0.

Record
CVE-2026-107299
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-228
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-95110 5.9

msgpack5 is a msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser. Prior to 6.1.0, the streaming decoder treats the reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 as incomplete input instead of invalid input. When 0xc1 begins a stream, subsequent data remains buffered while the decoder waits for bytes that cannot make the value valid, allowing a remote peer to exhaust memory. This issue is fixed in version 6.1.0.

Record
EUVD-2026-95110
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-26wq-p25c-j6fv 5.9

msgpack5: Reserved byte can cause unbounded stream buffering

Impact

The reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 is incorrectly treated as incomplete input. When it appears at the start of a decoder stream, all subsequent data is retained while the decoder waits for bytes that can never make the value valid, allowing memory exhaustion.

Patches

The decoder now rejects 0xc1 as invalid input. Streaming decoders release buffered input and stop after unrecoverable decoding errors.

Workarounds

Reject 0xc1 before streaming input to msgpack5, and enforce stream byte and time limits.

Record
GHSA-26wq-p25c-j6fv
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-228
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.9

msgpack5 is a msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser. Prior to 6.1.0, the streaming decoder treats the reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 as incomplete input instead of invalid input. When 0xc1 begins a stream, subsequent data remains buffered while the decoder waits for bytes that cannot make the value valid, allowing a remote peer to exhaust memory. This issue is fixed in version 6.1.0.

Record
CVE-2026-107299
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-228
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

msgpack5: Reserved byte can cause unbounded stream buffering

msgpack5 is a msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser. Prior to 6.1.0, the streaming decoder treats the reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 as incomplete input instead of invalid input. When 0xc1 begins a stream, subsequent data remains buffered while the decoder waits for bytes that cannot make the value valid, allowing a remote peer to exhaust memory. This issue is fixed in version 6.1.0.

Record
CVE-2026-107299
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-228
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-26wq-p25c-j6fv 5.9

msgpack5: Reserved byte can cause unbounded stream buffering

Impact

The reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 is incorrectly treated as incomplete input. When it appears at the start of a decoder stream, all subsequent data is retained while the decoder waits for bytes that can never make the value valid, allowing memory exhaustion.

Patches

The decoder now rejects 0xc1 as invalid input. Streaming decoders release buffered input and stop after unrecoverable decoding errors.

Workarounds

Reject 0xc1 before streaming input to msgpack5, and enforce stream byte and time limits.

Record
GHSA-26wq-p25c-j6fv
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-228
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-106848 No score

CVE-2026-107299 affecting package msgpack 3.3.0-1

msgpack5 is a msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser. Prior to 6.1.0, the streaming decoder treats the reserved MessagePack byte 0xc1 as incomplete input instead of invalid input. When 0xc1 begins a stream, subsequent data remains buffered while the decoder waits for bytes that cannot make the value valid, allowing a remote peer to exhaust memory. This issue is fixed in version 6.1.0.

Record
AZL-106848
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1791806348 No score

TuxCare security update for msgpack5 (5 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt msgpack5 to address 5 CVEs. Fixed in 4.5.1-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1791806348
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1793302953 No score

TuxCare security update for msgpack5 (7 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt msgpack5 to address 7 CVEs. Fixed in 3.6.1-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1793302953
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
msgpack5
npm
before 6.1.0
6.1.0
msgpack
Azure Linux:3
through 3.3.0-1 None known
msgpack5
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
4.5.1-tuxcare.0 up to 4.5.1-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
4.5.1
4.5.1-tuxcare.1
msgpack5
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
3.6.1-tuxcare.0 up to 3.6.1-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
3.6.1
3.6.1-tuxcare.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-107299 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Mcollina Msgpack5, published October 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in msgpack5 6.1.0.

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