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CVE-2022-32511 — Vulnerability in jmespath — CVE Details

CRITICAL

JMESPath for Ruby uses unsafe JSON.load when safe JSON.parse is preferable

Published June 7, 2022Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

jmespath.rb (aka JMESPath for Ruby) before 1.6.1 uses JSON.load in a situation where JSON.parse is preferable.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 7, 2022 (1588 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 1556 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update jmespath to 1.6.1 or later
gem install jmespath -v 1.6.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
jmespath
rubygems
0.2.0, 0.9.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1 (+15 more)1.6.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-502
    Deserialization of Untrusted DataMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-32511?
JMESPath for Ruby uses unsafe JSON.load when safe JSON.parse is preferable This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-32511?
CVE-2022-32511 affects jmespath. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-32511 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-5c5f-7vfq-3732

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