What is CVE-2026-29036?

CVE-2026-29036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Davegamble Cjson, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-29036?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Davegamble Cjson

CVE-2026-29036

cJSON versions 1.5.0 through 1.7.19 contain an incorrectly-resolved name or reference vulnerability in the decode_pointer_inplace() function within cJSON_Utils.c that allows unauthenticated attackers to cause JSON Patch operations to targe…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Davegamble Cjson — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-706 — Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29036?: CVE-2026-29036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Davegamble Cjson, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-29036?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.