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CVE-2025-4565

Any project that uses Protobuf Pure-Python backend to parse untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary num

Any project that uses Protobuf Pure-Python backend to parse untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of recursive groups, recursive messages or a series of SGROUP tags can be corrupted by exceeding the Python recursion limit. This can result in a Denial of service by crashing the application with a RecursionError. We recommend upgrading to version =>6.31.1 or beyond commit 17838beda2943d08b8a9d4df5b68f5f04f26d901.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00016
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
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Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

3
google protobuf-python>= 5.26.0 and < 5.29.5
google protobuf-python>= 6.30.0 and < 6.31.1

Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI protobuf HIGH fixed in 4.25.8

Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve-coordination@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Jun 2025 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

17
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:1653-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:20390-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:20753-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:20907-1
rhsaRHSA-2026:3960Important
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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