diff --git a/.changeset/warm-geese-dance.md b/.changeset/warm-geese-dance.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5deb7a3e6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-geese-dance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'openzeppelin-solidity': patch
+---
+
+`Base64`: Fix issue where dirty memory located just after the input buffer is affecting the result.
diff --git a/contracts/mocks/Base64Dirty.sol b/contracts/mocks/Base64Dirty.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..238bd26a369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/mocks/Base64Dirty.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+pragma solidity ^0.8.20;
+
+import {Base64} from "../utils/Base64.sol";
+
+contract Base64Dirty {
+    struct A {
+        uint256 value;
+    }
+
+    function encode(bytes memory input) public pure returns (string memory) {
+        A memory unused = A({value: type(uint256).max});
+        // To silence warning
+        unused;
+
+        return Base64.encode(input);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/contracts/utils/Base64.sol b/contracts/utils/Base64.sol
index f8547d1cc88..7efb45a069f 100644
--- a/contracts/utils/Base64.sol
+++ b/contracts/utils/Base64.sol
@@ -39,12 +39,19 @@ library Base64 {
             let tablePtr := add(table, 1)
 
             // Prepare result pointer, jump over length
-            let resultPtr := add(result, 32)
+            let resultPtr := add(result, 0x20)
+            let dataPtr := data
+            let endPtr := add(data, mload(data))
+
+            // In some cases, the last iteration will read bytes after the end of the data. We cache the value, and
+            // set it to zero to make sure no dirty bytes are read in that section.
+            let afterPtr := add(endPtr, 0x20)
+            let afterCache := mload(afterPtr)
+            mstore(afterPtr, 0x00)
 
             // Run over the input, 3 bytes at a time
             for {
-                let dataPtr := data
-                let endPtr := add(data, mload(data))
+
             } lt(dataPtr, endPtr) {
 
             } {
@@ -52,13 +59,12 @@ library Base64 {
                 dataPtr := add(dataPtr, 3)
                 let input := mload(dataPtr)
 
-                // To write each character, shift the 3 bytes (18 bits) chunk
+                // To write each character, shift the 3 byte (24 bits) chunk
                 // 4 times in blocks of 6 bits for each character (18, 12, 6, 0)
-                // and apply logical AND with 0x3F which is the number of
-                // the previous character in the ASCII table prior to the Base64 Table
-                // The result is then added to the table to get the character to write,
-                // and finally write it in the result pointer but with a left shift
-                // of 256 (1 byte) - 8 (1 ASCII char) = 248 bits
+                // and apply logical AND with 0x3F to bitmask the least significant 6 bits.
+                // Use this as an index into the lookup table, mload an entire word
+                // so the desired character is in the least significant byte, and
+                // mstore8 this least significant byte into the result and continue.
 
                 mstore8(resultPtr, mload(add(tablePtr, and(shr(18, input), 0x3F))))
                 resultPtr := add(resultPtr, 1) // Advance
@@ -73,6 +79,9 @@ library Base64 {
                 resultPtr := add(resultPtr, 1) // Advance
             }
 
+            // Reset the value that was cached
+            mstore(afterPtr, afterCache)
+
             // When data `bytes` is not exactly 3 bytes long
             // it is padded with `=` characters at the end
             switch mod(mload(data), 3)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0f4f9f55e4e..cf544edf5c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "openzeppelin-solidity",
-  "version": "4.9.2",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "openzeppelin-solidity",
-      "version": "4.9.2",
+      "version": "5.0.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@changesets/changelog-github": "^0.4.8",
diff --git a/test/utils/Base64.test.js b/test/utils/Base64.test.js
index dfff0b0d0bb..c5d7add0eed 100644
--- a/test/utils/Base64.test.js
+++ b/test/utils/Base64.test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 const { expect } = require('chai');
 
 const Base64 = artifacts.require('$Base64');
+const Base64Dirty = artifacts.require('$Base64Dirty');
 
-contract('Strings', function () {
+contract('Base64', function () {
   beforeEach(async function () {
     this.base64 = await Base64.new();
   });
@@ -30,4 +31,13 @@ contract('Strings', function () {
       expect(await this.base64.$encode([])).to.equal('');
     });
   });
+
+  it('Encode reads beyond the input buffer into dirty memory', async function () {
+    const mock = await Base64Dirty.new();
+    const buffer32 = Buffer.from(web3.utils.soliditySha3('example').replace(/0x/, ''), 'hex');
+    const buffer31 = buffer32.slice(0, -2);
+
+    expect(await mock.encode(buffer31)).to.equal(buffer31.toString('base64'));
+    expect(await mock.encode(buffer32)).to.equal(buffer32.toString('base64'));
+  });
 });