6.3
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-48511
MessagePack-CSharp: ExpandoObject formatter can perform quadratic insertion work on untrusted maps
Description

MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, ExpandoObjectFormatter.Deserialize populates System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject by calling IDictionary<string, object>.Add for each map entry. ExpandoObject internally maintains member names in array-like structures, so inserting many distinct keys can require repeated linear scans and array copies. For large attacker-controlled maps, this produces quadratic CPU and allocation behavior. The issue is especially surprising because ExpandoObjectResolver.Options is configured with MessagePackSecurity.UntrustedData, but collision-resistant dictionary comparers cannot protect ExpandoObject insertion internals. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.

INFO

Published Date :

June 22, 2026, 9:14 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 22, 2026, 9:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

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Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update MessagePack for C# to a fixed version to prevent quadratic CPU and allocation behavior.
  • Update MessagePack for C# to version 2.5.301 or later.
  • Update MessagePack for C# to version 3.1.7 or later.

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