CVE-2026-33947

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions 1.8.1 and below, functions jv_setpath(), jv_getpath(), and delpaths_sorted() in jq's src/jv_aux.c use unbounded recursion whose depth is controlled by the length of a caller-supplied path array, with no depth limit enforced. An attacker can supply a JSON document containing a flat array of ~65,000 integers (~200 KB) that, when used as a path argument by a trusted jq filter, exhausts the C call stack and crashes the process with a segmentation fault (SIGSEGV). This bypass works because the existing MAX_PARSING_DEPTH (10,000) limit only protects the JSON parser, not runtime path operations where arrays can be programmatically constructed to arbitrary lengths. The impact is denial of service (unrecoverable crash) affecting any application or service that processes untrusted JSON input through jq's setpath, getpath, or delpaths builtins. This issue has been addressed in commit fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Apr 2026, 23:57

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f - () https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1f - Patch
References () https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg - () https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/1 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/1 - Mailing List
First Time Jqlang
Jqlang jq

16 Apr 2026, 04:17

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/1 -

14 Apr 2026, 15:16

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References () https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg - () https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvg -

13 Apr 2026, 22:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-13 22:16

Updated : 2026-04-21 23:57


NVD link : CVE-2026-33947

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33947

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33947


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Products Affected

jqlang

  • jq
CWE
CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion