CVE-2026-39979

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6% (46th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). No GitHub Security Advisory CVSS is on record for this CVE.

Triggered by: Headline CVSS from NVD CVSS v3
Sources: EPSS, NVD CVSS v3
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

Also known asEUVD-2026-22128 (ENISA EUVD)Source: ENISA EUVD

6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • CISA's Vulnrichment rates exploitation as PoC; EchelonGraph holds no exploit-code reference for it
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.6%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: No code on recordExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In commits before 2f09060afab23fe9390cce7cb860b10416e1bf5f, the jv_parse_sized() API in libjq accepts a counted buffer with an explicit length parameter, but its error-handling path formats the input buffer using %s in jv_string_fmt(), which reads until a NUL terminator is found rather than respecting the caller-supplied length. This means that when malformed JSON is passed in a non-NUL-terminated buffer, the error construction logic performs an out-of-bounds read past the end of the buffer. The vulnerability is reachable by any libjq consumer calling jv_parse_sized() with untrusted input, and depending on memory layout, can result in memory disclosure or process termination. The issue has been patched in commit 2f09060afab23fe9390cce7cb860b10416e1bf5f.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
60
EG Risk 60/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity65% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 6.5 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation40% × 40%
EchelonGraph's fixed weight for EG-KEV Tier 3 (Elevated): a constant, not a probability.
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: yes (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation public PoC (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
0.6%
EPSS %ILE
46th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (6.5): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 6.5 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.NVD CVSS v3 · CVSS v3.0 or v3.1
EG Likelihood
0.6% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-28). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation public PoC (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

April 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 26, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github, redhat.
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18045
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18044
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18043
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18042
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18040
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16693
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16692
Red HatMentions a patch (unverified)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16252
GitHub advisoryMentions a patch (unverified)

Out-of-Bounds Read in jv_parse_sized() Error Formatting for Non-NUL-Terminated Counted Buffers · Advisory · jqlang/jq · GitHub

https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-2hhh-px8h-355p
GitHub commit

commit 2f09060afab2 (jqlang/jq)

Fix landed in jqlang/jq commit 2f09060afab2 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/2f09060afab23fe9390cce7cb860b10416e1bf5f

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntujq (1.3-1.1ubuntu1.1+esm4) @ trusty2026-10-29ubuntu
ubuntulibjq1 (1.8.1-4ubuntu2) @ resolute2026-10-29ubuntu
redhatrhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9:17907035422026-10-01redhat
redhatrhcos-417.94.202606250942-02026-07-09redhat
redhatrhcos-414.92.202606231112-02026-07-01redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:17823528472026-06-25redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9:17823530932026-06-25redhat
redhatrhcos-412.86.202606140301-02026-06-25redhat
redhatrhcos-413.92.202606160406-02026-06-25redhat
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17823529502026-06-25redhat
redhatrhaiis/vllm-spyre-rhel9:17823529192026-06-25redhat
redhatrhcos-416.94.202606051757-02026-06-18redhat
redhatrhcos-418.94.202606051320-02026-06-17redhat
redhatrhcos-415.92.202606030318-02026-06-11redhat
redhatrhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9:17806819842026-06-10redhat
redhatrhcos-4.19.9.6.202606031700-02026-06-10redhat
redhatjq-0:1.7.1-11.el10_2.22026-05-19redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-19.el9_8.22026-05-19redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-12.el9_0.32026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.52026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-15.el9_2.32026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-16.el9_4.22026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-3.el8_6.22026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.7.1-8.el10_0.32026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-6.el8_8.42026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-17.el9_6.42026-05-18redhat
redhatjq-0:1.7.1-11.el10_1.0.22026-05-13redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-19.el9_7.0.22026-05-13redhat
redhatjq-0:1.6-12.el8_102026-05-12redhat
redhatjq-main-1.8.1-3.hum12026-04-16redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jq—
  • every version up to 1.8.2-r0: fixed in 1.8.2-r0
—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jq—
  • every version up to 1.8.2-r0: fixed in 1.8.2-r0
—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jq—
  • every version up to 1.8.2-r0: fixed in 1.8.2-r0
—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jq1.6-2.1, 1.6-2.1+deb11u1
  • every version up to 1.6-2.1+deb11u2: fixed in 1.6-2.1+deb11u2
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jq1.6-2.1, 1.6-2.1+deb12u1
  • every version up to 1.6-2.1+deb12u2: fixed in 1.6-2.1+deb12u2
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jq1.7.1-6+deb13u1
  • every version up to 1.7.1-6+deb13u2: fixed in 1.7.1-6+deb13u2
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
jq1.8.0-1, 1.8.1-1, 1.8.1-2, 1.8.1-3, 1.8.1-4
  • every version up to 1.8.1-5: fixed in 1.8.1-5
—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(8)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 99 of 232 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. 1 repeat row among the latest 100 is merged into the row it repeats. The 133 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-11-01 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 46th percentile
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  5. 2026-10-29 16:15 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-29 16:15 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-10-28 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 46th percentile
  8. 2026-10-27 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 46th percentile
  9. 2026-10-26 22:52 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-10-26 19:49 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-26 19:49 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-10-26 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 46th percentile
  13. 2026-10-25 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 46th percentile
  14. 2026-10-25 14:31 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-24 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  16. 2026-10-23 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  17. 2026-10-23 02:45 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-10-23 02:45 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-10-22 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  20. 2026-10-21 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
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  24. 2026-10-18 03:43 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-10-16 16:41 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
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  6. 2026-10-12 16:10 UTCEG score recompute
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  9. 2026-10-11 14:32 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-11 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.8% · 56th percentile
  11. 2026-10-10 20:03 UTCOSV refresh
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  25. 2026-09-21 07:49 UTCOSV refresh
  26. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 45th percentile
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  42. 2026-09-02 05:28 UTCOSV refresh
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  57. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 43rd percentile
  58. 2026-08-16 06:52 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-16 06:52 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 43rd percentile
  61. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 43rd percentile
  62. 2026-08-14 04:54 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-14 04:54 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 43rd percentile
  65. 2026-08-12 19:08 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-12 19:08 UTCVendor advisory
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  69. 2026-08-11 06:32 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-11 06:32 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 43rd percentile
  72. 2026-08-10 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-08-10 05:24 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-39979?
CVE-2026-39979 is a medium-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on April 13, 2026. jq is a command-line JSON processor. In commits before 2f09060afab23fe9390cce7cb860b10416e1bf5f, the jv_parse_sized() API in libjq accepts a counted buffer with an explicit length parameter, but its error-handling path formats the input buffer using %s in jv_string_fmt(), which reads until a NUL…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-39979 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-39979 was published on April 13, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 26, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-39979 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-39979 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (46th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-39979?
CVE-2026-39979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-39979?
A fix for CVE-2026-39979 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-39979 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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