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ID:12581 - Exploit for Uncontrolled Recursion in jq - CVE-2026-33947
ID:12581 - Exploit for Uncontrolled Recursion in jq - CVE-2026-33947
Published: April 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125831
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-33947
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
jq
jq
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in the "jv_setpath()", "jv_getpath()" and "delpaths_sorted()" functions in src/jv_aux.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.