msgpack5: Truncated map32 headers throw an unexpected error
CVE-2026-107302 · GHSA-8f34-f56x-9xph · published 8 Oct 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.5 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-107302?
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Who is affected
msgpack5(npm) >= 4.1.0, < 6.1.0
How to check
- Run
npm ls msgpack5in your project to see the installed version, including copies pulled in by other packages. - Or paste your lockfile into the checker: it lists every package with a known vulnerability, this one included.
- Or run
npx shippable-dev scan localhost:3000in your project folder. It reads your lockfile and flags this vulnerability along with every other known one.
How to fix
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- Upgrade
msgpack5to 6.1.0 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
### Impact
A truncated `map32` header causes an out-of-bounds buffer read and throws `RangeError` instead of `IncompleteBufferError`. Applications that rely on `IncompleteBufferError` to wait for additional bytes may terminate a request, stream, or worker unexpectedly. No adjacent memory is disclosed because the buffer implementation checks bounds.
### Patches
The decoder now validates the complete five-byte `map32` header before reading its length and reports truncated input as `IncompleteBufferError`.
### Workarounds
Require at least five bytes before decoding a value beginning with `0xdf`, or catch `RangeError` and treat it as incomplete input only for truncated `map32` headers.
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References
- github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/security/advisories/GHSA-8f34-f56x-9xph
- github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/commit/15443a1f2aa682a6aa37f1705ac628de5b866ad1
- github.com/mcollina/msgpack5/releases/tag/v6.1.0
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107302
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8f34-f56x-9xph
- github.com/mcollina/msgpack5
Merged from GitHub Advisory Database, OSV. Last updated 23 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON