Riskcovery

CVE-2026-86512

java-json-tools json-patch Copy Move Operations CopyOperation.java MoveOperation.apply access control

State
Published
Severity
5.3 Medium
Published
Sep 8, 2026
Updated
Sep 9, 2026
Reserved
Sep 7, 2026

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Description

A vulnerability was identified in java-json-tools json-patch up to 1.13. This affects the function CopyOperation.apply/MoveOperation.apply of the file src/main/java/com/github/fge/jsonpatch/CopyOperation.java of the component Copy Move Operations. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.05.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PVulDB
3.16.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:RVulDB
3.06.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:RVulDB
2.06.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:URVulDB

Weaknesses

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Controls
  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Affected Products

ProductVersions
json-patchjava-json-tools
  • 1.0Affected
  • 1.1Affected
  • 1.2Affected
  • 1.3Affected
  • 1.4Affected
  • 1.5Affected
  • 1.6Affected
  • 1.7Affected
  • 1.8Affected
  • 1.9Affected
  • 1.10Affected
  • 1.11Affected
  • 1.12Affected
  • 1.13Affected

References

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