5.9
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-107299
msgpack5: Reserved byte can cause unbounded stream buffering
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 8, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 8, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update msgpack5 to version 6.1.0 to fix memory exhaustion vulnerability.
  • Update msgpack5 to version 6.1.0.
  • Verify the installed version is 6.1.0 or higher.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/commit/85da345bf1acc18ca441741e5cf4aa0ed0d69314
https://github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/releases/tag/v6.1.0
https://github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/security/advisories/GHSA-26wq-p25c-j6fv
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-228
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/107xxx/CVE-2026-107299.json">CVE-2026-107299</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/commit/85da345bf1acc18ca441741e5cf4aa0ed0d69314
    Added Reference https://github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/releases/tag/v6.1.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/security/advisories/GHSA-26wq-p25c-j6fv
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