Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/commit/4c91d0d02dc59ce8404709b1bfed7a6fabe62f
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/releases/tag/v3.11.1
- https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/security/advisories/GHSA-cqxr-jxr2-85pq
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-59168?
CVE-2026-59168 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). 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...
How severe is CVE-2026-59168?
CVE-2026-59168 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-59168?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.