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CVE-2026-43896

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 36/100
Published: 2026-05-11 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

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 (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
jqlang jq < 1.8.1

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

36 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.15%
Raw Score 0.001540
Percentile 4.5%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00154
2026-10-28
0.00154

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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