---
id: CVE-2026-95117
title: >-
  Buffer Overflow vulnerability in zserge jsmn jsmn HEAD 25647e6 allows a remote
  attacker to cause a denial of service via the jsmn.h, jsmn_parse(),
  example/jsondump.c, dump() components
summary: >-
  Buffer Overflow vulnerability in zserge jsmn jsmn HEAD 25647e6 allows a remote
  attacker to cause a denial of service via the jsmn.h, jsmn_parse(),
  example/jsondump.c, dump() components
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: Red Hat
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T19:56:15.773'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95117'
references:
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/1820893135-pixel/905399dd927376f7d655e6b01067fd8e'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/zserge/jsmn/issues/249'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/zserge/jsmn/pull/250'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/zserge/jsmn/pull/250/changes/320e3348d22a819be95b755af39cd35097707ad0
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-95117.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-95117'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-95117'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00288
epssPercentile: 0.21208
cvssSource: vendor
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T15:33:40.084Z'
---

## Overview

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in zserge jsmn jsmn HEAD 25647e6 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the jsmn.h, jsmn_parse(), example/jsondump.c, dump() components

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-95117.json)