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CVE-2026-33947
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions 1.8.1 and below, functions jv_setpath(), jv_getpath(), and delpaths_sorted() in jq's src/jv_aux.c use unbounded recursion whose depth is controlled by the length of a caller-supplied path array, with no depth limit enforced. An attacker can supply a JSON document containing a flat array of ~65,000 integers (~200 KB) that, when used as a path argument by a trusted jq filter, exhausts the C call stack and crashes the process with a segmentation faul
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"jq","vendor":"jqlang","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":6.2,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-674","description":"CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8411b82291040766c46fe4c4c91fe94ce77ee4a52be6c8c0d8ccf3397917f202 · sha256:7279f885ca2fb15c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
4 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/1"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8411b82291040766c46fe4c4c91fe94ce77ee4a52be6c8c0d8ccf3397917f202 · sha256:7279f885ca2fb15c… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8411b82291040766c46fe4c4c91fe94ce77ee4a52be6c8c0d8ccf3397917f202 · sha256:7279f885ca2fb15c… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8411b82291040766c46fe4c4c91fe94ce77ee4a52be6c8c0d8ccf3397917f202 · sha256:7279f885ca2fb15c… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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