CVE-2026-61695
What it is
Wire provides gRPC and protocol buffers for Android, Kotlin, Swift, and Java. Prior to 6.4.1 and 7.0.0-alpha04, Wire's Swift runtime ProtoReader.skipGroup(expectedEndTag:unknownFieldsWriter:) accepts a negative length for a LENGTH_DELIMITED field inside an unknown START_GROUP field. ProtoReader.readData() forwards the negative count to ReadBuffer.readData(count:), whose upper-bound-only check permits the value to reach Foundation Data(bytes:count:) and trigger an unrecoverable process trap instead of a catchable ProtoDecoder.Error. Any Swift process decoding untrusted protobuf bytes can be crashed without authentication, user interaction, or knowledge of the target schema. This issue is fixed in versions 6.4.1 and 7.0.0-alpha04.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-129
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/square/wire/commit/24043b6b3a5e5974a978f2745b76d50b31407c1c
- https://github.com/square/wire/commit/81ff7f24a6795d9a8be2e03f272b2d979a5d2c7e
- https://github.com/square/wire/pull/3616
- https://github.com/square/wire/releases/tag/6.4.1
- https://github.com/square/wire/releases/tag/7.0.0-alpha04
- https://github.com/square/wire/security/advisories/GHSA-86wm-r4c5-2rc9
- https://github.com/square/wire/security/advisories/GHSA-86wm-r4c5-2rc9
References
- https://github.com/square/wire/commit/24043b6b3a5e5974a978f2745b76d50b31407c1c
- https://github.com/square/wire/commit/81ff7f24a6795d9a8be2e03f272b2d979a5d2c7e
- https://github.com/square/wire/pull/3616
- https://github.com/square/wire/releases/tag/6.4.1
- https://github.com/square/wire/releases/tag/7.0.0-alpha04
- https://github.com/square/wire/security/advisories/GHSA-86wm-r4c5-2rc9
- https://github.com/square/wire/security/advisories/GHSA-86wm-r4c5-2rc9