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Echo: protobufjs: security update to 6.11.4

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 459480

Description

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

 - "protobuf.js (aka protobufjs) 6.10.0 through 7.x before 7.2.5 allows Prototype Pollution, a different
 vulnerability than CVE-2022-25878. A user-controlled protobuf message can be used by an attacker to
 pollute the prototype of Object.prototype by adding and overwriting its data and functions. Exploitation
 can involve: (1) using the function parse to parse protobuf messages on the fly, (2) loading .proto files
 by using load/loadSync functions, or (3) providing untrusted input to the functions
 ReflectionObject.setParsedOption and util.setProperty. (CVE-2023-36665)

Solution

Update the protobufjs library and its related packages to version 6.11.4 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2023-36665

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 459480

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36665

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36665