# CVE-2026-43895

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-43895
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 4.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-20, CWE-158
- **Published:** May 11, 2026
- **Last Modified:** May 13, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- jqlang — jq (<= 1.8.1)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-7q7g-mrq3-phxr)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.16%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 5.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._