CVE-2026-48511
MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS 4.0
Description
MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, ExpandoObjectFormatter.Deserialize populates System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject by calling IDictionary<string, object>.Add for each map entry. ExpandoObject internally maintains member names in array-like structures, so inserting many distinct keys can require repeated linear scans and array copies. For large attacker-controlled maps, this produces quadratic CPU and allocation behavior. The issue is especially surprising because ExpandoObjectResolver.Options is configured with MessagePackSecurity.UntrustedData, but collision-resistant dictionary comparers cannot protect ExpandoObject insertion internals. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
6.3
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| MessagePack-CSharp | MessagePack-CSharp | — | >= 3.1.7, < 3.1.7, < 2.5.301 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-407 | cna | CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | MEDIUM | 4.0 | cna | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
References (1)
- https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/security/advisories/GHSA-2x83-8g95-xh59 https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/security/advisories/GHSA-2x83-8g95-xh59