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CVE-2026-43896
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-05-11T18:16:37.530 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:50:02.790

Summary

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.

Affected products

jqlang — jq

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References

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