Input validation error in cJSON - CVE-2023-26819
Published: August 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114342
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26819
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: DaveGamble
Affected software:
cJSON
cJSON
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted document to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-26819
Install updates from vendor's website.