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Medium 6.9Published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-54679jq: potential integer overflow in jvp_string_append
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jq is a command-line JSON processor. Prior to 1.8.2, on 32bit system, jvp_string_append has a chance of integer/multiple overflowing and then causing a massive buffer overrun. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.2.
- CVSS
- 6.9 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-190
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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