CVE-2026-67217
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9
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affected products (3)
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references (9)
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- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/blob/v1.7.19/cJSON_Utils.c#L887-L948cnnvd
- https://joshua.hu/cjson-json-parser-cve-vulnerabilitiescnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cjson-json-patch-non-atomic-application-destroys-data-before-validationcnnvd
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/blob/v1.7.19/cJSON_Utils.c#L887-L948enisa_euvd
- https://joshua.hu/cjson-json-parser-cve-vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cjson-json-patch-non-atomic-application-destroys-data-before-validationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/blob/v1.7.19/cJSON_Utils.c#L887-L948Patchnvd
- https://joshua.hu/cjson-json-parser-cve-vulnerabilitiesExploitPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisorynvd
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