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CVE-2026-33947
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 · Analyzed
Published: 2026-04-13 · Updated: 2026-10-26 · Source: NVD
Stored catalog record
Source record retrieved 2026-10-28T10:18:56.284896+00:00. Scheduled imports handle updates; this page does not assert that the provider was queried just now.
Vulnerability overview
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 fault (SIGSEGV). This bypass works because the existing MAX_PARSING_DEPTH (10,000) limit only protects the JSON parser, not runtime path operations where arrays can be programmatically constructed to arbitrary lengths. The impact is denial of service (unrecoverable crash) affecting any application or service that processes untrusted JSON input through jq's setpath, getpath, or delpaths builtins. This issue has been addressed in commit fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f.
Patch review priority
Assess exposure and vendor guidance
- No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.
FIRST EPSS: 0.23% · percentile 14.2 · score date 2026-10-27.
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Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 6.2 · MEDIUM
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-674
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
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Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Through (inclusive): 1.8.1
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f
Patch
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg
Exploit · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/1
Mailing List
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg
Exploit · Vendor Advisory