CVE-2026-92707
MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.303 and 3.1.9, deserializing attacker-controlled MessagePack data as System.Object through PrimitiveObjectFormatter can cause excessive memory allocation. The formatter allocates an object[] from each declared array length before the configured object-graph depth limit rejects the input, while nested array headers can reuse the same trailing unread bytes to satisfy per-header length validation. A comparatively small payload can therefore keep many large arrays alive at once. When an attacker can submit such data repeatedly, the allocations can cause severe managed-heap pressure, excessive garbage collection, process termination, or loss of service. Exposure requires an application to deserialize untrusted data through the affected formatter path and permit repeated attacker-controlled submissions, such as a reachable ASP.NET Core SignalR hub method with an object parameter and AddMessagePackProtocol() enabled. This issue is fixed in versions 2.5.303 and 3.1.9.
Fix
Microsoft's update · Moderate · publicly disclosed
- Release Notes — Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Windows, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Linux, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Mac OS · build 10.0.13
- Release Notes — Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 11.0 runtime installed on Windows, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 11.0 runtime installed on Linux, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 11.0 runtime installed on Mac OS · build 11.0.0-rc.2
- Release Notes — Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Windows, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Linux, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Mac OS · build 8.0.32
- Release Notes — Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Windows, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Linux, Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack on .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Mac OS · build 9.0.21
- Release Notes — Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 · build 18.10.4 · restart required
- Release Notes — Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 · build 17.14.42 · restart required
- Release Notes — MessagePack 2.5.303 · build 2.5.303
- Release Notes — MessagePack 3.1.9 · build 3.1.9
From the 2026-Oct release note of Microsoft's Security Update Guide, revised 2026-10-28 · Exploitation Less Likely.
Vendor advisories in the News 1
- Microsoft October 2026 Security Updates: 1476 CVEs, 1 exploited, 96 critical Microsoft Security Update Guide · 2026-10-13
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 2
- StatusReceived → Awaiting AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-16 16:00
- First seenCVSS 5.3NVD modified 2026-10-15 19:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 5
- https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/commit/7fd78bbf3476e03beae8b0f7a521125525a8a64a
- https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/commit/95b63fca4f7097d3cac12d1a95286af4b4bbf02c
- https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/releases/tag/v2.5.303
- https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/releases/tag/v3.1.9
- https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/security/advisories/GHSA-qhrr-8q5h-9q3h