Vulnerability in Davegamble Cjson
CVE-2026-67217
cJSON through 1.7.19 applies RFC 6902 JSON Patch operations non-atomically in apply_patch() in cJSON_Utils.c. For a replace operation that is missing its value member, or a move operation whose destination path cannot be resolved, the existing target member is detached and deleted before the operation is fully validated, so the target document is mutated while cJSONUtils_ApplyPatches() or cJSONUtils_ApplyPatchesCaseSensitive() returns a failure status. An attacker who can supply the patch document can destroy addressable members of the target document even though the API reports that the patch failed, defeating the all-or-nothing behavior callers rely on to reject bad patches.
EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Davegamble Cjson — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Press/Media Coverage, third-party-advisory)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description, Patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-67217?
- CVE-2026-67217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Davegamble Cjson, classified under CWE-696. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-67217?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.