protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0,
    protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through
    Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace
    definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This
    vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0. (CVE-2026-45740)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:57590 advisory.

    Red Hat build of Podman Desktop is a graphical tool for managing containers using Podman. It allows users     to run, manage, and configure containers and container images using a desktop GUI.

    Security Fix(es):

    * github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3: github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4: Go JOSE: Denial of Service via crafted     JSON Web Encryption (JWE) object (CVE-2026-34986)

    * ip-address: ip-address: Cross-site scripting via improper HTML escaping of untrusted input     (CVE-2026-42338)

    * protobufjs: protobufjs: Denial of Service via crafted JSON descriptors (CVE-2026-45740)

    * ws: ws: Uninitialized memory disclosure via `websocket.close()` with `TypedArray` (CVE-2026-45736)

    * devalue: devalue: Excessive memory consumption via deserialization of sparse arrays (CVE-2026-42570)

    * tmp: path Traversal via unsanitized prefix/postfix enables directory escape (CVE-2026-44705)

    * form-data: form-data: Form field override via CRLF injection (CVE-2026-12143)

    * webpack-dev-server: webpack-dev-server: Information disclosure and denial of service via improper proxy     configuration (CVE-2026-9595)

    * ws: ws: Denial of Service via memory exhaustion from small WebSocket fragments (CVE-2026-48779)

    * extract-zip: github.com/maxogden/extract-zip: extract-zip: Arbitrary file write and information     disclosure via symlink validation bypass (CVE-2026-56876)

    * fast-uri: fast-uri: Security policy bypass due to improper Unicode hostname canonicalization     (CVE-2026-13676)

    * brace-expansion: Brace-expansion: Denial of Service due to exponential-time complexity (CVE-2026-13149)

    * tar: Node-tar: Denial of Service via malformed tar archive header (CVE-2026-59874)

    * tar: node-tar: Denial of Service via crafted gzip bomb (CVE-2026-59873)

    * js-yaml: js-yaml: Denial of Service via crafted YAML documents (CVE-2026-59869)

    * protobufjs: protobufjs: Denial of Service via crafted .proto schema (CVE-2026-59877)

    * grpc-js: @grpc/grpc-js: Server crash via malformed HTTP/2 stream initiation (CVE-2026-48068)

    * linkify-it: linkify-it: Denial of Service via algorithmic complexity vulnerability (CVE-2026-48801)

    * dompurify: DOMPurify: Cross-site scripting vulnerability allows code execution (CVE-2026-49978)

    * brace-expansion: Brace-expansion: Denial of Service via memory exhaustion in expand() function     (CVE-2026-14257)

    * postcss: PostCSS: Information disclosure and denial of service via crafted CSS input (CVE-2026-45623)

    * postcss: PostCSS: Information disclosure via crafted sourceMappingURL (CVE-2026-69153)

    * brace-expansion: DoS via unbounded intermediate arrays, bypassing the CVE-2026-14257 mitigation     (CVE-2026-69152)

    * ip-address: ip-address: Inconsistent IP address parsing leads to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and     trust-boundary bypass (CVE-2026-69192)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * Release RH Podman Desktop 1.1.2 to RHEL 10.2 Extensions (JIRA:RHEL-238929)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
462223	Echo: protobufjs: security update to 7.5.8	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
462223	Echo: protobufjs: security update to 7.5.8	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
338414	RHEL 10 : rh-podman-desktop (RHSA-2026:57590)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical
442148	SCA: security update for protobufjs (GHSA-jggg-4jg4-v7c6)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
442148	SCA: security update for protobufjs (GHSA-jggg-4jg4-v7c6)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high

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