# CVE-2026-48509: MessagePack-CSharp: ASP.NET Core MessagePackInputFormatter defaults to TrustedData for HTTP request bodies

- Also known as: GHSA-2F33-PR97-265Q
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.7, 2.5.301
- Published: 2026-06-22 · Updated: 2026-06-25

## Affected

- MessagePack-CSharp: from 3.0, fixed in 3.1.7; fixed in 2.5.301
- MessagePack (NuGet): fixed in 2.5.301
- MessagePack (NuGet): from 3.0, fixed in 3.1.7

## Description

MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, the parameterless MessagePackInputFormatter() constructor uses default serializer options, which resolve to MessagePackSerializerOptions.Standard with MessagePackSecurity.TrustedData. The formatter is designed for ASP.NET Core MVC request bodies, which commonly cross an HTTP trust boundary. This insecure default can expose applications to denial-of-service attacks that MessagePackSecurity.UntrustedData is intended to mitigate, such as hash-collision attacks against dictionary-like model properties. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MessagePack-CSharp, MessagePack, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.7, 2.5.301) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/MessagePack-CSharp/MessagePack-CSharp/security/advisories/GHSA-2f33-pr97-265q

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