Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU125839

Improper Null Termination in jq - CVE-2026-33948

Published: April 13, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU125839

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-33948

CWE-ID: CWE-170

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vendor: stedolan (Stephen Dolan)

Affected software:
jq

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to embedded-NUL truncation in jq CLI JSON input path. A remote attacker can cause validation bypass on the system.

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.