CVE-2026-44777CWE-674
jq: stack overflow in module loading on mutual `include`
Medium · published May 11, 2026
What it is
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.2rc1 and earlier, the ordinary module loader recurses without cycle detection when two
otherwise valid modules include each other.
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Technical detail
- CVSS v4.0
- 5.4 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- EPSS
- 0.00156 · 4.4th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-674 · Uncontrolled Recursion
- Published
- 2026-05-11T17:23Z
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