Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package jqlang/jq  (opens in a new tab)


Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.16% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-JQLANGJQ-16642081
  • published12 May 2026
  • disclosed11 May 2026
  • creditklungler

Introduced: 11 May 2026

CVE-2026-41256  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-158  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

This was deemed not a vulnerability.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character via the -f option when loading top-level programs containing embedded NUL bytes. An attacker can cause truncation of the loaded program, leading to unintended code execution by supplying a crafted filter file with an embedded NUL character.