VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-43896

CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-11
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-674

Primary references