Skip to content

protobuf (PyPI)

Advisories
24
Latest version
7.36.2
Released Sep 17, 2026
License
BSD-3-Clause
OpenSSF Scorecard
—

How to fix

Upgrading to 6.33.5 or later clears every advisory below that has a fix.

Upgrade commands
pip
pip install --upgrade "protobuf>=7.36.2"
poetry
poetry add "protobuf>=7.36.2"
uv
uv add "protobuf>=7.36.2"

Known vulnerabilities

AdvisorySeverityAffectedFixed in
GHSA-7gcm-g887-7qv7
protobuf affected by a JSON recursion depth bypass
High
EPSS 0.71%
>= 6.30.0rc1, < 6.33.5
6.33.5
GHSA-7gcm-g887-7qv7
protobuf affected by a JSON recursion depth bypass
High
EPSS 0.71%
< 5.29.6
>= 6.30.0rc1, < 6.33.5
5.29.6
6.33.5
GHSA-7gcm-g887-7qv7
protobuf affected by a JSON recursion depth bypass
High
EPSS 0.71%
< 5.29.6
5.29.6
GHSA-7gcm-g887-7qv7
protobuf affected by a JSON recursion depth bypass
High
EPSS 0.71%
>= 6.30.0rc1, <= 6.33.4
No fix yet
GHSA-7gcm-g887-7qv7
protobuf affected by a JSON recursion depth bypass
High
EPSS 0.71%
< 5.29.6
5.29.6
GHSA-8qvm-5x2c-j2w7
protobuf-python has a potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 0.26%
< 4.25.8
4.25.8
GHSA-8qvm-5x2c-j2w7
protobuf-python has a potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 0.26%
>= 5.26.0rc1, < 5.29.5
5.29.5
GHSA-8qvm-5x2c-j2w7
protobuf-python has a potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 0.26%
>= 6.30.0rc1, < 6.31.1
6.31.1
GHSA-8qvm-5x2c-j2w7
protobuf-python has a potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 0.26%
< 4.25.8
4.25.8
GHSA-8qvm-5x2c-j2w7
protobuf-python has a potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 0.26%
>= 5.26.0rc1, < 5.29.5
5.29.5
GHSA-8qvm-5x2c-j2w7
protobuf-python has a potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 0.26%
>= 6.30.0rc1, < 6.31.1
6.31.1
GHSA-8qvm-5x2c-j2w7
protobuf-python has a potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 0.26%
< 4.25.8
>= 5.26.0rc1, < 5.29.5
>= 6.30.0rc1, < 6.31.1
4.25.8
5.29.5
6.31.1
GHSA-8gq9-2x98-w8hf
protobuf-cpp and protobuf-python have potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 1.51%
< 3.18.3
>= 3.19.0, < 3.19.5
>= 3.20.0, < 3.20.2
>= 4.0.0, < 4.21.6
3.18.3
3.19.5
3.20.2
4.21.6
GHSA-8gq9-2x98-w8hf
protobuf-cpp and protobuf-python have potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 1.51%
>= 3.19.0, < 3.19.5
3.19.5
GHSA-8gq9-2x98-w8hf
protobuf-cpp and protobuf-python have potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 1.51%
< 3.18.3
3.18.3
GHSA-8gq9-2x98-w8hf
protobuf-cpp and protobuf-python have potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 1.51%
>= 4.0.0, < 4.21.6
4.21.6
GHSA-8gq9-2x98-w8hf
protobuf-cpp and protobuf-python have potential Denial of Service issue
High
EPSS 1.51%
>= 3.20.0, < 3.20.2
3.20.2
PYSEC-2022-48
Withdrawn Advisory: NULL Pointer Dereference in Protocol Buffers
High
EPSS 2.66%
< 3.15.0
3.15.0
PYSEC-2022-48
Withdrawn Advisory: NULL Pointer Dereference in Protocol Buffers
High
EPSS 2.66%
< 3.15.0
3.15.0
PYSEC-2022-48
Withdrawn Advisory: NULL Pointer Dereference in Protocol Buffers
High
EPSS 2.66%
< 3.15.0
3.15.0
GHSA-jwvw-v7c5-m82h
protobuf susceptible to buffer overflow
High
EPSS 4.96%
< 3.4.0
3.4.0
GHSA-jwvw-v7c5-m82h
protobuf susceptible to buffer overflow
High
EPSS 4.96%
< 3.4.0
3.4.0
GHSA-jwvw-v7c5-m82h
protobuf susceptible to buffer overflow
High
EPSS 4.96%
< 3.4.0
3.4.0
GHSA-jwvw-v7c5-m82h
protobuf susceptible to buffer overflow
High
EPSS 4.96%
< 3.1.0.post1
3.1.0.post1
Is this in your code?

MergeHarbor checks every repository's dependencies against this database, ranks what matters by exploitability and reachability, routes it to the owning team and opens the fix pull request.

Check your repos with MergeHarbor