MessagePack-CSharp: LZ4 decompression allocates from unbounded declared output lengths
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, when MessagePack-CSharp decompresses Lz4Block or Lz4BlockArray payloads, it reads declared uncompressed lengths from the wire and allocates output buffers based on those lengths before validating that the compressed data is valid or that the declared expansion is reasonable. A small payload can claim a very large uncompressed length and force a large allocation before LZ4 decoding begins. 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-v72x-2h86-7f8m |
| — | MessagePack (NuGet) | 3.0 to before 3.1.7 | 3.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-v72x-2h86-7f8m |
- 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-v72x-2h86-7f8m
- MessagePack (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 3.0 to before 3.1.7 Fixed in 3.1.7 Patch available GHSA-v72x-2h86-7f8m
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-v72x-2h86-7f8m MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 2.5.301 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-v72x-2h86-7f8m MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 3.1.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48510
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v72x-2h86-7f8m
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-2026-48510 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48510 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v72x-2h86-7f8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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