MessagePack-CSharp: ASP.NET Core MessagePackInputFormatter defaults to TrustedData for HTTP request bodies
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, the parameterless MessagePackInputFormatter() constructor uses default serializer options, which resolve to MessagePackSerializerOptions.Standard with MessagePackSecurity.TrustedData. The formatter is designed for ASP.NET Core MVC request bodies, which commonly cross an HTTP trust boundary. This insecure default can expose applications to denial-of-service attacks that MessagePackSecurity.UntrustedData is intended to mitigate, such as hash-collision attacks against dictionary-like model properties. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessagePack-CSharp | MessagePack-CSharp | 3.0 to before 3.1.7; before 2.5.301 | 3.1.7, 2.5.301 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | MessagePack (NuGet) | before 2.5.301 | 2.5.301 | Patch available | GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q |
| — | MessagePack (NuGet) | 3.0 to before 3.1.7 | 3.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q |
- MessagePack-CSharp VendorMessagePack-CSharp Affected 3.0 to before 3.1.7; before 2.5.301 Fixed in 3.1.7, 2.5.301 Patch available CNA
- MessagePack (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.301 Fixed in 2.5.301 Patch available GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q
- MessagePack (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 3.0 to before 3.1.7 Fixed in 3.1.7 Patch available GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:messagepack:messagepack:*:*:*:*:*:c\#:*:* | before 2.5.301; 3.0.3 to before 3.1.7 | Vulnerable | MessagePack-CSharp |
- cpe:2.3:a:messagepack:messagepack:*:*:*:*:*:c\#:*:* Versions before 2.5.301; 3.0.3 to before 3.1.7 Vulnerable ·MessagePack-CSharp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MessagePack-CSharp (MessagePack-CSharp) Fixed in 3.1.7, 2.5.301
- Fix · GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 2.5.301 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 3.1.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q
References
More MessagePack-CSharp Messagepack vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35549 MessagePack-CSharp: LZ4 decompression may fail with AccessViolationException after dereferencing memory from bad input CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-35866 MessagePack-CSharp: MessagePackReader.Skip can recurse without enforcing maximum object graph depth CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-35873 MessagePack-CSharp: DynamicUnionResolver generated deserializers miss depth enforcement CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-35863 Out-of-bounds read in MessagePack-CSharp CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2020-04290 Untrusted data can lead to DoS attack in MessagePack for C# and Unity CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-35877 MessagePack-CSharp: Typeless deserialization type restrictions do not recurse into arrays or generic arguments CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-48509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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