CVE-2026-41256jq is a command-line JSON processor.
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jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, Top-level jq programs loaded from a file with -f are truncated at the first embedded NUL byte on current upstream HEAD. A crafted filter file such as . followed by \x00 and arbitrary suffix compiles and executes as only the prefix before the NUL. This leaves jq with a post-CVE-2026-33948 prefix/full-buffer mismatch on the compilation path even though the JSON parser path has already been fixed.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-158
- 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
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
jqlang jq jqlang:jq | through 1.8.1 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-vf2h-chrj-q3fgexploit, vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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