Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2026-44777

Description

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.

Affected products

Jqlang/Jqinferred2 versions
<=1.8.2rc1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=1.8.2rc1
- cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.8.2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-rmpv-jgvr-wpr9nvdExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

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