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CVE-2025-48060

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-48060 describes a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the jv_string_vfmt function of the jq command-line JSON processor, affecting versions up to and including 1.7.1. This flaw, rated 7.5 HIGH, allows for a denial of service (A:H) due to memory corruption, with a low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there are no patches available, and no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

7.7HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
NONE
VS Integrity
NONE
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
PROOF_OF_CONCEPT
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 15th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (29)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 jq 1.7.1-4 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 1.7.1-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 jq 1.6-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.6-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19565-16823Fixed in: 1.6-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 20251-17086Fixed in: 1.6-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19612-17084Fixed in: 1.7.1-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm2 jq 1.6-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.6-4
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnFixed in: jq-0:1.6-3.el8_6.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: jq-0:1.6-3.el8_6.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: jq-0:1.6-3.el8_6.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: jq-0:1.6-6.el8_8.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: jq-0:1.6-6.el8_8.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: jq-0:1.6-17.el9_6.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: jq-0:1.6-12.el9_0.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: jq-0:1.6-15.el9_2.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed in: rhcos-413.92.202509030117-0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: rhcos-414.92.202508270040-0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Fixed in: rhcos-415.92.202508192014-0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Fixed in: rhcos-416.94.202507222002-0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Fixed in: rhcos-417.94.202507291008-0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Fixed in: rhcos-418.94.202507221927-0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Fixed in: rhcos-4.19.9.6.202507152218-0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: jq-0:1.6-16.el9_4.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: jq-0:1.7.1-8.el10_0.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: jq-0:1.6-3.el8_6.1
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github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2Fixed in: automation-controller

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2025-48060Moderate

jq: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)

May 21, 2025
microsoft2025-May/CVE-2025-48060Important

AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)

May 13, 2025

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00022.html
github.com / jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-p7rr-28xf-3m5w
ExploitVendor Advisory