CVE-2026-124987

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-124987",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-09T20:18:10.927",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-09T20:18:11.080",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A vulnerability has been found in mikefarah yq up to 4.53.3. This affects the function Encode of the file pkg/yqlib/encoder_properties.go. Such manipulation leads to escaping of output. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "mikefarah",
          "product": "yq",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:mikefarah:yq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "4.53.0",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "4.53.1",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "4.53.2",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "4.53.3",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "4.0",
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          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "baseSeverity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "PASSIVE",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "LOW",
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          "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "PROOF_OF_CONCEPT",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
      }
    ],
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        "type": "Primary",
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          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
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      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-74"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-116"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/issues/2901",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/pull/2902",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-124987",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/1040562",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/433161",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/433161/cti",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}