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CVE-2026-43895

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Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, jq accepts embedded NUL bytes in import paths at the jq-language level, but later resolves those paths through C string operations during module and data-file lookup. This creates a mismatch between the logical import string that policy or audit code may validate and the on-disk path that jq actually opens.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.4 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-11 18:16:37.387000
Last modified
2026-10-26 18:10:00.173000
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      "value": "jq es un procesador JSON de línea de comandos. En la versión 1.8.1 y anteriores, jq acepta bytes NUL incrustados en las rutas de importación a nivel del lenguaje jq, pero luego resuelve esas rutas a través de operaciones de cadena de C durante la búsqueda de módulos y archivos de datos. Esto crea una discrepancia entre la cadena de importación lógica que el código de política o auditoría puede validar y la ruta en disco que jq realmente abre."
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