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CVE-2026-43895 (GCVE-0-2026-43895)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-11 17:24 – Updated: 2026-05-13 14:41
VLAI
Title
jq: Embedded NUL in jq import paths causes local redaction-policy bypass and preserves sensitive fields in published artifacts
Summary
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, jq accepts embedded NUL bytes in import paths at the jq-language level, but later resolves those paths through C string operations during module and data-file lookup. This creates a mismatch between the logical import string that policy or audit code may validate and the on-disk path that jq actually opens.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-13 12:49 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-158 - Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
jqlang jq Affected: <= 1.8.1
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