CVE-2026-41242

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 92% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 18, 2026 (82 days ago)
Last Modified: April 18, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Fix Available: ✓ Yes
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in protobufjs, a JavaScript (JS) library used for compiling protobuf definitions. A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary code into the "type" fields of protobuf definitions. This malicious code will then execute during the object decoding process, leading to arbitrary code execution and potentially full system compromise.

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

OpenShift PipelinesRed Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3Red Hat Build of Podman DesktopRed Hat Developer HubRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Self-service automation portal 2

Fix Status

✅ Fix Available

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 github.com 🔗 github.com