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Security fix · CVE-2025-48060

jq is a command-line JSON processor.

Published May 21, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2025 · jq is a command-line

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48060. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of jq is a command-line is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (jq is a command-line).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.56%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor jqlang jq ≤ 1.7.1

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 . As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor jqlang jq ≤ 1.7.1≤ 1.7.1

How to fix CVE-2025-48060

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48060. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of jq is a command-line is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with jqlang jq ≤ 1.7.1 ≤ 1.7.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 . As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

  2. Nov 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 . As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-48060

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-48060

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16055

    jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 . As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.