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CVE-2026-41146

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Description

facil.io is a C micro-framework for web applications. Prior to commit 5128747363055201d3ecf0e29bf0a961703c9fa0, `fio_json_parse` can enter an infinite loop when it encounters a nested JSON value starting with `i` or `I`. The process spins in user space and pegs one CPU core at ~100% instead of returning a parse error. Because `iodine` vendors the same parser code, the issue also affects `iodine` when it parses attacker-controlled JSON. The smallest reproducer I found is `[i`. The quoted-value form that originally exposed the issue, `[""i`, reaches the same bug because the parser tolerates missing commas and then treats the trailing `i` as the start of another value. Commit 5128747363055201d3ecf0e29bf0a961703c9fa0 fixes the issue.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-22 02:16:02.237000
Last modified
2026-10-26 22:10:00.163000
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  "published": "2026-04-22T02:16:02.237",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T22:10:00.163",
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