CVE-2026-40612
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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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- high[UPDATE] [high] jq: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-02
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