CVE-2026-5758
Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema is vulnerable to prototype pollution
JavaScript is vulnerable to prototype pollution in Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema Version 3.6.0, where an attacker may alter the application logic, bypass security checks, cause a DoS or achieve remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema is vulnerable to prototype pollution
JavaScript is vulnerable to prototype pollution in Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema Version 3.6.0, where an attacker may alter the application logic, bypass security checks, cause a DoS or achieve remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-5758- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-22993
6.5
JavaScript is vulnerable to prototype pollution in Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema Version 3.6.0, where an attacker may alter the application logic, bypass security checks, cause a DoS or achieve remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2026-22993- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j452-xhg8-qg39
6.5
Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema is vulnerable to prototype pollution
JavaScript is vulnerable to prototype pollution in Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema Version 3.6.0, where an attacker may alter the application logic, bypass security checks, cause a DoS or achieve remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-j452-xhg8-qg39- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
JavaScript is vulnerable to prototype pollution in Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema Version 3.6.0, where an attacker may alter the application logic, bypass security checks, cause a DoS or achieve remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-5758- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema is vulnerable to prototype pollution
JavaScript is vulnerable to prototype pollution in Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema Version 3.6.0, where an attacker may alter the application logic, bypass security checks, cause a DoS or achieve remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-5758- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j452-xhg8-qg39
6.5
Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema is vulnerable to prototype pollution
JavaScript is vulnerable to prototype pollution in Mafintosh's protocol-buffers-schema Version 3.6.0, where an attacker may alter the application logic, bypass security checks, cause a DoS or achieve remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-j452-xhg8-qg39- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
protocol-buffers-schemanpm |
before 3.6.1 | 3.6.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-5758 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Mafintosh Protocol-buffers-schema Parser, published April 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in protocol-buffers-schema 3.6.1.
References
github.com/mafintosh/protocol-buffers-schema/pull/70
morielharush.github.io/2026/04/12/cve-2026-5758-protocol-buffers-schema-prototype-pollution
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5758
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j452-xhg8-qg39
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5758.json
github.com/mafintosh/protocol-buffers-schema