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CVE-2026-43896

Published: May 11, 2026

Modified: May 12, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.2

MEDIUM

Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, unbounded recursion in jv_object_merge_recursive() allows a crafted jq program to crash the process with a segfault. The function is reachable through the * operator when both operands are objects.

VendorProductVersions

jqlang

jq

affected
<= 1.8.1

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

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