Description
protobufjs generated JavaScript property accessors from schema-controlled field and oneof names. Certain control characters in field names were not escaped before being embedded into generated function bodies.
Recommendation
Update the protobufjs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:
Affected version(s): **>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.1 <= 7.5.5** Patched version(s): **8.0.2 7.5.6**
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See something that needs correcting? Let us knowUpdated May 14, 2026