CVE-2026-33947

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 14.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-04-13 21:50Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-16 03:03Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-03-24

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-674Uncontrolled RecursionClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7279f885ca2fb15cfeac1ea43e0539698c95ca6f6bb981facc0884cb4bea75b7

• github.comhttps://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-xwrw-4f8h-rjvgx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/fb59f1491058d58bdc3e8dd28f1773d1ac690a1fx_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/1