jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, jq accepts embedded NUL bytes in import paths at the jq-language level, but later resolves those paths through C string operations during module and data-file lookup. This creates a mismatch between the logical import string that policy or audit code may validate and the on-disk path that jq actually opens.
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Description jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, jq accepts embedded NUL bytes in import paths at the jq-language level, but later resolves those paths through C string operations during module and data-file lookup. This creates a mismatch between the logical import string that policy or audit code may validate and the on-disk path that jq actually opens.
Title jq: Embedded NUL in jq import paths causes local redaction-policy bypass and preserves sensitive fields in published artifacts
Weaknesses CWE-158
CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T17:24:02.880Z

Reserved: 2026-05-04T15:17:09.330Z

Link: CVE-2026-43895

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T18:16:37.387

Modified: 2026-05-11T18:16:37.387

Link: CVE-2026-43895

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:45:08Z