CVE-2026-124987: mikefarah yq · Injection
Source GCVE Database
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 22:20 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulDB) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulDB) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.3 |
| CNA (VulDB) | CVSS 3.0 | 6.3 |
| CNA (VulDB) | CVSS 2.0 | 7.5 |
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:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mikefarahyq | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubmikefarah/yqpkg:github/mikefarah/yqOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124987 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/mikefarah/yq/issues/2901 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/mikefarah/yq/pull/2902 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/mikefarah/yq (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-124987 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/1040562 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/433161 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/433161/cti (opens in a new tab)