What is CVE-2025-49014?

CVE-2025-49014 is a vulnerability in Jqlang Jq, classified under Use After Free. Published 2025-06-19.

Is CVE-2025-49014 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Jqlang Jq

CVE-2025-49014

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In version 1.8.0 a heap use after free vulnerability exists within the function f_strflocaltime of /src/builtin.c. This issue has been patched in commit 499c91b, no known fix version exists at time of p…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.004 (60.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Jqlang Jq — versions = 1.8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-rmjp-cr27-wpg2 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/499c91bca9d4d027833bc62787d1bb075c03680e (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49014?: CVE-2025-49014 is a vulnerability in Jqlang Jq, classified under Use After Free. Published 2025-06-19.
Is CVE-2025-49014 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.