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CVE-2025-53605

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  • Published2025-07-05
  • Fixed in3.7.2
  • WeaknessCWE-674

Am I affected?

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Description

The protobuf crate before 3.7.2 for Rust allows uncontrolled recursion in the protobuf::coded_input_stream::CodedInputStream::skip_group parsing of unknown fields in untrusted input.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-0501:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV
protobuf
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.7≥ 0.0.0-0, < 3.7.23.7.2
3.7< 3.7.23.7.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As mitre, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • stepancheg protobufother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 3.7.2fixed in 3.7.2semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-07-05

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • garage-1Chainguardall versions · no fixed version listedand 2 other packages
  • garage-2Chainguardall versions · fixed in 2.5.0-r0
  • kata-containersAzure Linux:3all versions · fixed in 3.19.1.kata2-1
  • kata-containersAzure Linux:2all versions · no fixed version listedand 1 other package
  • parseableWolfiall versions · fixed in 2.5.5-r0
  • parseableChainguardall versions · fixed in 2.5.5-r0
  • qdrantWolfiall versions · fixed in 1.18.0-r0
  • qdrantChainguardall versions · fixed in 1.18.0-r0

18 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-53605 Red Hat Product Security83 known affected

    protobuf: Protobuf: Uncontrolled Recursion Vulnerability

    openshift-service-mesh-dev-preview-beta/istio-ztunnel-rhel9 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 3 · openshift-service-mesh/istio-cni-rhel9 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 3 · openshift-service-mesh/istio-must-gather-rhel9 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 3 · +80 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update protobuf to 3.7.2
  2. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2025-53605 · 83 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
  3. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2025-53605 · 80 productsFix deferred
  4. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2025-53605 · 2 productsOut of support scope
  5. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2025-53605 · 1 productWill not fix

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-07-08
  • CNACVSS 3.15.9known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-674known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.5 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryMODERATE2025-03-07

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2025-07-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2gh3-rmm4-6rq5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53605?

The protobuf crate before 3.7.2 for Rust allows uncontrolled recursion in the protobuf::coded_input_stream::CodedInputStream::skip_group parsing of unknown fields in untrusted input.

Is CVE-2025-53605 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-53605 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-53605?

CVE-2025-53605 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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