cJSON through 1.7.19 is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion leading to stack exhaustion when an untrusted RFC 6902 JSON Patch is applied via cJSONUtils_ApplyPatches() or cJSONUtils_ApplyPatchesCaseSensitive(). A patch containing add and copy operations grafts duplicated subtrees to amplify document depth beyond the parser's nesting limit: cJSON_Delete() recurses with no depth bound, and the cJSON_Duplicate() guard CJSON_CIRCULAR_LIMIT is set to 10000, ten times the parser's 1000-level nesting limit and high enough to overflow a default thread stack. An attacker who can supply the patch document can crash the process, resulting in denial of service.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/blob/v1.7.19/cJSON.c#L253-L261 | Patch |
| https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/blob/v1.7.19/cJSON_Utils.c#L906-L940 | Patch |
| https://joshua.hu/cjson-json-parser-cve-vulnerabilities | Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cjson-json-patch-copy-add-uncontrolled-recursion-stack-exhaustion | Third Party Advisory |
| https://joshua.hu/cjson-json-parser-cve-vulnerabilities | Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
04 Aug 2026, 15:09
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/blob/v1.7.19/cJSON.c#L253-L261 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/blob/v1.7.19/cJSON_Utils.c#L906-L940 - Patch | |
| References | () https://joshua.hu/cjson-json-parser-cve-vulnerabilities - Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cjson-json-patch-copy-add-uncontrolled-recursion-stack-exhaustion - Third Party Advisory | |
| First Time |
Davegamble cjson
Davegamble |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:davegamble:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
29 Jul 2026, 15:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://joshua.hu/cjson-json-parser-cve-vulnerabilities - |
29 Jul 2026, 14:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-29 14:16
Updated : 2026-08-04 15:09
NVD link : CVE-2026-67215
Mitre link : CVE-2026-67215
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-67215
JSON object : View
Products Affected
davegamble
- cjson
CWE
CWE-674
Uncontrolled Recursion
