CVE-2026-43896
MEDIUM
NVD
CVSS Score
6.2
Severity
MEDIUM
Published
May 11, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, unbounded recursion in jv_object_merge_recursive() allows a crafted jq program to crash the process with a segfault. The function is reachable through the * operator when both operands are objects.