Linux · openSUSE Leap · Security advisory · March 11, 2026

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20340-1: cJSON security update

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20340-1, released March 11, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs in cJSON (version 1.7.19-160000.1.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVEs closed
2
1 rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
9.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0077
55th percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 1 High 0 Routine 1

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
cJSONopensuse-leap 16.01.7.19-160000.1.1

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
Urgent 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.9.8 0.0077 None reported
Routine CVE-2023-26819 cJSON 1.7.15 might allow a denial of service via a crafted JSON document such as {"a": true, "b": [ null,9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999912345678901234567]}.2.9 0.0023 None reported
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