[UPDATE] [high] jq: Multiple vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in jq to conduct a Denial of Service attack, manipulate data, or achieve other unspecified impacts.

CSIRTS triage

What: Multiple vulnerabilities can lead to Denial of Service or data manipulation.
Who is affected: Attackers exploiting jq vulnerabilities.
Urgency: Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for severe impacts.
Action: Apply updates for jq as soon as they are available.

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EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-406120.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-412560.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-412570.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-447770.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-40612	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-41256	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-41257	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-44777	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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