CVE-2026-87933

A vulnerability was found in DaveGamble cJSON up to 1.7.19. The affected element is the function cJSONUtils_MergePatch of the file cJSON_Utils.c. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/1060
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/pull/1065
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-87933
https://vuldb.com/submit/911136
https://vuldb.com/vuln/401815
https://vuldb.com/vuln/401815/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-10 01:16

Updated : 2026-09-10 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-87933

Mitre link : CVE-2026-87933

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-87933

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-416

Use After Free

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