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TI-2026-35877 Aliases CVE-2026-48517GHSA-qhmf-xw27-6rqr

MessagePack-CSharp: Typeless deserialization type restrictions do not recurse into arrays or generic arguments

Priority LOW 28CWE-470Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, MessagePack-CSharp's typeless deserialization includes MessagePackSerializerOptions.ThrowIfDeserializingTypeIsDisallowed(Type) as a safety check for dangerous types. The default implementation checks the outer type name, but it does not recursively inspect array element types or generic type arguments. As a result, a type that would be blocked directly can be wrapped inside an array or constructed generic type and pass the outer type check. The formatter machinery can then materialize formatters for the inner blocked type. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00348 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MessagePack-CSharp (MessagePack-CSharp): 3.1.7, 2.5.301MessagePack (NuGet): 2.5.301, 3.1.7

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MessagePack-CSharpMessagePack-CSharp3.0 to before 3.1.7; before 2.5.3013.1.7, 2.5.301Patch availableCNA
—MessagePack (NuGet)before 2.5.3012.5.301Patch availableGHSA-qhmf-xw27-6rqr
—MessagePack (NuGet)3.0 to before 3.1.73.1.7Patch availableGHSA-qhmf-xw27-6rqr
  • 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-qhmf-xw27-6rqr
  • MessagePack (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 3.0 to before 3.1.7 Fixed in 3.1.7 Patch available GHSA-qhmf-xw27-6rqr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:messagepack:messagepack:*:*:*:*:*:c\#:*:*before 2.5.301; 3.0.3 to before 3.1.7VulnerableMessagePack-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-qhmf-xw27-6rqr MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 2.5.301 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qhmf-xw27-6rqr MessagePack (NuGet) Fixed in 3.1.7 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhmf-xw27-6rqr

References

  • 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-2026-35876 MessagePack-CSharp: InterfaceLookupFormatter bypasses collision-resistant comparer settings CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
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