Vulnerability in Cjson Project

CVE-2023-26819

cJSON 1.7.15 might allow a denial of service via a crafted JSON document such as {"a": true, "b": [ null,9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999912345678901234567]}.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26819?
CVE-2023-26819 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cjson Project, classified under Expected Behavior Violation. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2025-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-26819?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-26819 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.