#VU123311 Code Injection in jsonpath - CVE-2026-1615
Published: February 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123311
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-1615
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
jsonpath
jsonpath
Software vendor:
dchester
dchester
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unsafe evaluation of user-supplied JSON Path expressions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/dchester/jsonpath/blob/c1dd8ec74034fb0375233abb5fdbec51ac317b4b/lib/handlers.js%23L243
- https://github.com/dchester/jsonpath/commit/9631412641b7095f86840a7a45b5b3afc68b0fcb
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-15141219
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSONPATH-13645034