@grpc/grps-js: An incoming malformed compressed message can cause a client or server crash
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
@grpc/grps-js implements the core functionality of gRPC purely in JavaScript, without a C++ addon. Prior to 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, and 1.14.4, an invalid incoming compressed message can cause a client or server process that uses @grpc/grpc-js to crash. This issue is fixed in versions 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, and 1.14.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grpc | grpc-node | before 1.9.16; 1.10.0 to before 1.10.12; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5; 1.14.0 to before 1.14.4 | 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, 1.14.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @grpc/grpc-js (npm) | before 1.9.16 | 1.9.16 | Patch available | GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq |
| — | @grpc/grpc-js (npm) | 1.10.0 to before 1.10.12 | 1.10.12 | Patch available | GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq |
| — | @grpc/grpc-js (npm) | 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 | 1.11.4 | Patch available | GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq |
| — | @grpc/grpc-js (npm) | 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7 | 1.12.7 | Patch available | GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq |
| — | @grpc/grpc-js (npm) | 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5 | 1.13.5 | Patch available | GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq |
| — | @grpc/grpc-js (npm) | 1.14.0 to before 1.14.4 | 1.14.4 | Patch available | GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq |
- grpc-node Vendorgrpc Affected before 1.9.16; 1.10.0 to before 1.10.12; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5; 1.14.0 to before 1.14.4 Fixed in 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, 1.14.4 Patch available CNA
- @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.16 Fixed in 1.9.16 Patch available GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
- @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.10.0 to before 1.10.12 Fixed in 1.10.12 Patch available GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
- @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 Fixed in 1.11.4 Patch available GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
- @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7 Fixed in 1.12.7 Patch available GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
- @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5 Fixed in 1.13.5 Patch available GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
- @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.14.0 to before 1.14.4 Fixed in 1.14.4 Patch available GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA grpc-node (grpc) Fixed in 1.9.16, 1.10.12, 1.11.4, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, 1.14.4
- Fix · GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.9.16 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.10.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.11.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.12.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.13.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq @grpc/grpc-js (npm) Fixed in 1.14.4 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:52768 Released 2026-08-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Developer Hub 1.9.8 release.
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:49642 Released 2026-08-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Developer Hub 1.10.3 release.
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/rhdh-rhel9-operator
- RHSA-2026:48126 Released 2026-07-29 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Developer Hub 1.10.3 Plugin Catalog GA plugins release.
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-lightspeed, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-lightspeed-backend, registry.redhat.io/rhdh/red-hat-developer-hub-backstage-plugin-orchestrator +4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Self-service automation portal 2 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:48126, RHSA-2026:49642 |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:52768 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48069
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 14
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/security/advisories/GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/2375eadcc52ca2b1ef55288bcd6355168b02706c
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/2fe55fd76a8bb59eaab5f39e3552b5f84985a163
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/4091bd902105f8fb655741758aee71418c48b5d5
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/b3f16094473b5c8f38b0955eafa4a19507127346
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/b61c4d65953db85c2ae55b4b3cd98a4259dc87cb
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/b6dcfc3cee9ef390e5869ebea5a8c5ae187720b9
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/releases/tag/%40grpc%2Fgrpc-js%401.10.12
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/releases/tag/%40grpc%2Fgrpc-js%401.11.4
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/releases/tag/%40grpc%2Fgrpc-js%401.12.7
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/releases/tag/%40grpc%2Fgrpc-js%401.13.5
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/releases/tag/%40grpc%2Fgrpc-js%401.14.4
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/releases/tag/%40grpc%2Fgrpc-js%401.9.16
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node
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Sources
- CVE-2026-48069 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48069 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99f4-grh7-6pcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-48069 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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