CVE-2026-48109 — Vulnerability in MessagePack — CVE Details

### Impact A vulnerability exists in the optional LZ4 decompression path used by MessagePack compression modes `Lz4Block` and `Lz4BlockArray`. The decoder implementation is based on a deprecated fast-decompression algorithm that does not take a source-length bound. A remote attacker can send a crafted MessagePack payload with manipulated LZ4 token/length fields to force out-of-bounds reads from the compressed input buffer. In affected environments, this can trigger an `AccessViolationException` during decompression, causing process termination (denial of service). Under some conditions, limited unintended memory disclosure from over-read data may also be possible before failure. This issue affects applications that deserialize untrusted data while LZ4 compression is enabled. ### Patches The v2 versions are patched as of 2.5.301. The v3 versions are patched as of 3.1.7. ### Workarounds Instead of upgrading, an application may take the following precautions: 1. Disable LZ4 compression for untrusted input paths (`Lz4Block`, `Lz4BlockArray`). 2. Only accept compressed payloads from strongly trusted producers. 3. Isolate deserialization in a separate process/container with restart supervision to limit availability impact. ### Resources - MESSAGEPACKCSHARP-010