CVE-2026-39956jq is a command-line JSON processor.
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jq is a command-line JSON processor. Prior to version 1.8.2, the _strindices builtin in jq's src/builtin.c passes its arguments directly to jv_string_indexes() without verifying they are strings, and jv_string_indexes() in src/jv.c relies solely on assert() checks that are stripped in release builds compiled with -DNDEBUG. This allows an attacker to crash jq trivially with input like _strindices(0), and by crafting a numeric value whose IEEE-754 bit pattern maps to a chosen pointer, achieve a controlled pointer dereference and limited memory read/probe primitive. Any deployment that evaluates untrusted jq filters against a release build is vulnerable. This issue has been patched in commit fdf8ef0f0810e3d365cdd5160de43db46f57ed03, which is part of version 1.8.2.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125, CWE-476, CWE-843
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
jqlang jq jqlang:jq | from 2026-04-02 before 2026-04-08 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/fdf8ef0f0810e3d365cdd5160de43db46f57ed03patch
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-6gc3-3g9p-xx28exploit, vendor-advisory
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