protobuf-4.25.8-cp37-abi3-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 8.6)

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Vulnerable Library - protobuf-4.25.8-cp37-abi3-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl

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Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d6/c6/c9deaa6e789b6fc41b88ccbdfe7a42d2b82663248b715f55aa77fbc00724/protobuf-4.25.8-cp37-abi3-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl

Path to dependency file: /examples/trace-analytics-sample-app/sample-app/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-ua_20260130225532_CBCNNY/python_LPBYUT/202601302255321/env/lib/python3.9/site-packages/protobuf-4.25.8.dist-info

Found in HEAD commit: aff23afca7be6eb37ce42d1448e445bc8b72b853

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (protobuf version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2026-0994	High	8.6	protobuf-4.25.8-cp37-abi3-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl	Direct	N/A	❌

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2026-0994

Vulnerable Library - protobuf-4.25.8-cp37-abi3-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl

No project description provided

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d6/c6/c9deaa6e789b6fc41b88ccbdfe7a42d2b82663248b715f55aa77fbc00724/protobuf-4.25.8-cp37-abi3-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl

Path to dependency file: /examples/trace-analytics-sample-app/sample-app/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-ua_20260130225532_CBCNNY/python_LPBYUT/202601302255321/env/lib/python3.9/site-packages/protobuf-4.25.8.dist-info

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ protobuf-4.25.8-cp37-abi3-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: aff23afca7be6eb37ce42d1448e445bc8b72b853

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability exists in google.protobuf.json_format.ParseDict() in Python, where the max_recursion_depth limit can be bypassed when parsing nested google.protobuf.Any messages.
Due to missing recursion depth accounting inside the internal Any-handling logic, an attacker can supply deeply nested Any structures that bypass the intended recursion limit, eventually exhausting Python’s recursion stack and causing a RecursionError.

Publish Date: 2026-01-23

URL: CVE-2026-0994

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.6)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

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