Description
A vulnerability has been found in mikefarah yq up to 4.53.3. This affects the function Encode of the file pkg/yqlib/encoder_properties.go. Such manipulation leads to escaping of output. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Published: 2026-11-09
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability has been found in mikefarah yq up to 4.53.3. This affects the function Encode of the file pkg/yqlib/encoder_properties.go. Such manipulation leads to escaping of output. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Title mikefarah yq encoder_properties.go Encode escape output
First Time appeared Mikefarah
Mikefarah yq
Weaknesses CWE-116
CWE-74
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mikefarah:yq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mikefarah
Mikefarah yq
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T19:45:15.712Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T15:26:38.906Z

Link: CVE-2026-124987

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-09T20:18:10.927

Modified: 2026-11-09T20:18:11.080

Link: CVE-2026-124987

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