CVE-2025-57052
cJSON 1.5.0 through 1.7.18 allows out-of-bounds access via the decode_array_index_from_pointer function in cJSON_Utils.c, allowing remote attackers to bypass array bounds checking and access restricted data via malformed JSON pointer strings containing alphanumeric characters.
CVE-2025-57052 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by libcjson1 1.7.10-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released September 3, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
Urgent
CVSS
9.8
critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0074
54th percentile
cjson - security update
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| cJSON · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.7.19-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20340-1 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| cJSON · sles 15.7 | 1.7.19-150700.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03520-1 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| cjson · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1.7.14-1+deb11u3 | DLA-4304-1 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| cjson · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.7.15-1+deb12u4 | DSA-6001-1 | Sep 14, 2025 |
| cjson · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.7.18-3.1+deb13u1 | DSA-6001-1 | Sep 14, 2025 |
| cjson · Debian 14 | 1.7.19-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-57052 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| libcjson1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.7.10-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libcjson1 1.7.10-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| libcjson1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1 | libcjson1 1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| libcjson1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | libcjson1 1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| libcjson1 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 1.7.18-3.1ubuntu0.1 | libcjson1 1.7.18-3.1ubuntu0.1 | Sep 3, 2025 |
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