CVE-2026-48511 PUBLISHED

MessagePack-CSharp: ExpandoObject formatter can perform quadratic insertion work on untrusted maps

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 21.05.2026 Published: 22.06.2026 Updated: 23.06.2026

MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, ExpandoObjectFormatter.Deserialize populates System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject by calling IDictionary<string, object>.Add for each map entry. ExpandoObject internally maintains member names in array-like structures, so inserting many distinct keys can require repeated linear scans and array copies. For large attacker-controlled maps, this produces quadratic CPU and allocation behavior. The issue is especially surprising because ExpandoObjectResolver.Options is configured with MessagePackSecurity.UntrustedData, but collision-resistant dictionary comparers cannot protect ExpandoObject insertion internals. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor MessagePack-CSharp
Product MessagePack-CSharp
Versions
  • Version >= 3.1.7, < 3.1.7 is affected
  • Version < 2.5.301 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity CWE