ID:12646 - Exploit for Integer overflow in jq
Published: April 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127960
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 integer overflow in JSON parser "tokenadd" buffer growth. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.