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GHSA-j2pc-v64r-mv4f

LowCVSS 1 / 10
Published Nov 4, 2025·Last modified Nov 15, 2025
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

The expected protocDigest is ignored when protoc is taken from the PATH.

Details

The documentation for the protocDigest parameter says:

... Users may wish to specify this if using a PATH-based binary ...

However, when specifying <protoc>PATH</protoc> the protocDigest is not actually checked because the code returns here already https://github.com/ascopes/protobuf-maven-plugin/blob/59097aae8062c461129a13dcda2f4116b90a8765/protobuf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/protoc/ProtocResolver.java#L91-L93

before the digest check: https://github.com/ascopes/protobuf-maven-plugin/blob/59097aae8062c461129a13dcda2f4116b90a8765/protobuf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/github/ascopes/protobufmavenplugin/protoc/ProtocResolver.java#L106

PoC

Specify:

<protoc>PATH</protoc>
<protocDigest>sha256:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</protocDigest>

And notice how the protoc on the PATH is not rejected, despite a digest mismatch.

Impact

Users who have an untrusted protoc executable on their PATH and rely <protocDigest> as protection are affected.

Risk Scores
Base Score
1.0

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges.

Threat Intelligence
0.1

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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