CVE-2026-43896
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 4% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-26)
- CWE
- CWE-674
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- jqlang:jq