High severity · published May 21, 2025
CVE-2025-48060
jq is a command-line JSON processor
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function `jv_string_vfmt` in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 `void* p = malloc(sz);`. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JQ
JQ · Jqlang
through 1.7.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48060
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48060
Exploit
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-p7rr-28xf-3m5w
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00022.html
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