MessagePack-CSharp: Unity unsafe blit formatter allocates from unbounded byte length
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, UnsafeBlitFormatterBase<T>.Deserialize reads an attacker-controlled byteLength from an extension payload and allocates an array based on that value before validating it against the extension header length or remaining payload bytes. The outer extension header is bounded by available input, but that bound is not used to constrain the inner byteLength before allocation. A very small payload can therefore request a very large T[] allocation. 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-w567-gjr2-hm5j |
| — | MessagePack (NuGet) | 3.0 to before 3.1.7 | 3.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-w567-gjr2-hm5j |
- 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-w567-gjr2-hm5j
- MessagePack (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 3.0 to before 3.1.7 Fixed in 3.1.7 Patch available GHSA-w567-gjr2-hm5j
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-w567-gjr2-hm5j MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 2.5.301 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-w567-gjr2-hm5j MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 3.1.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w567-gjr2-hm5j
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-2026-48514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w567-gjr2-hm5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences