CVE-2026-59168
📛 CVE Title
Dasel: Unbounded recursion in JSON and XML readers causes unrecoverable stack-overflow DoS
Description
Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. From 3.0.0 until 3.11.1, parsing/json/json_reader.go decodeValue, decodeObject, and decodeArray, and parsing/xml/reader.go parseElement, recurse once per input nesting level without a depth guard. Deeply nested attacker-controlled JSON or XML supplied through parsing.Format(...).NewReader(...).Read(data), the command-line interface, or the parse selector function can exhaust the Go goroutine stack and raise an unrecoverable fatal error that terminates the entire process. The XML input-size limit does not prevent depth exhaustion, and defer or recover cannot intercept the failure. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.1.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitHub_M
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 6.2 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Effective score
- 6.2 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-674 - Reserved
- 2026-07-02
- Published
- 2026-09-21 16:55 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-09-21 20:45 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/59xxx/CVE-2026-59168.json
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- NVD published
- 2026-09-21 17:17:36 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-09-21 21:17:06 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 6.2 / 10 MEDIUM source: security-advisories@github.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 2.5 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.6 / 10
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-09-22 03:40 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-84017 - Assigner
- GitHub_M
- Published
- Sep 21, 2026, 4:55:07 PM
- Updated
- Sep 21, 2026, 8:45:17 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
6.2 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0000
- Vendors
- TomWright
- Products
-
dasel (3.0.0, < 3.11.1)
ENISA description: Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. From 3.0.0 until 3.11.1, parsing/json/json_reader.go decodeValue, decodeObject, and decodeArray, and parsing/xml/reader.go parseElement, recurse once per input nesting level without a depth guard. Deeply nested attacker-controlled JSON or XML supplied through parsing.Format(...).NewReader(...).Read(data), the command-line interface, or the parse selector function can exhaust the Go goroutine stack and raise an unrecoverable fatal error that terminates the entire process. The XML input-size limit does not prevent depth exhaustion, and defer or recover cannot intercept the failure. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.1.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| TomWright | dasel |
>= 3.0.0, < 3.11.1 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (3)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/security/advisories/GHSA-cqxr-jxr2-85pq x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/commit/4c91d0d02dc59ce8404709b1bfed7a6fabe62f68 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/releases/tag/v3.11.1 x_refsource_MISC
Web references (0)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (3)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/commit/4c91d0d02dc59ce8404709b1bfed7a6fabe62f68 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/releases/tag/v3.11.1 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/security/advisories/GHSA-cqxr-jxr2-85pq security-advisories@github.com
Remediations (10)
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web:knowledge.broadcom.com
VMware Telco Cloud response to VMSA- 2026 -0006 ( CVE - 2026 -59309, CVE - 2026 -59310, CVE - 2026 -47876, CVE - 2026 -41703, CVE - 2026 -41709) Patch Availability for VMware Telco Cloud Platform / Telco Cloud Infrastructure
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:msrc.microsoft.com
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and services, and provides the information here as part of the ongoing effort to help you manage security risks and help keep your systems protected.
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
On September 16, 2026 , the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) published the advisories that are listed in the following tables. To remediate these vulnerabilities, Cisco strongly recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is indicated in the advisories. For more information about changes in Cisco PSIRT vulnerability disclosure, see Strengthening the ...
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:senserva.com
Every Microsoft security patch (KB) and the CVEs it fixes, with severity, CVSS, and CISA KEV status. Cross-linked to the CVE reference.
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2016. It doesn't apply to the Office 2016 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 365 Home. (See What version of Office am I using?) How to get and install the update Method 1: Microsoft Update This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on ...
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5084597) incudes security improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates. To view the ...
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:www.dell.com
Dell OpenManage Enterprise remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-09-22 17:11 UTC
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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-59168.json.
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