CVE-2025-57052

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: total

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00019.html

References

• https://x-0r.com/posts/cJSON-Array-Index-Parsing-Vulnerability

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