Code Injection in JSON Pointer Processing Component in Cribl Stream

Summary

CVECVE-2026-56747
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCribl
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-27 20:16:39 UTC
Updated2026-07-30 19:12:22 UTC
DescriptionImproper control of generation of code in the JSON Pointer-to-accessor compiler in Cribl Stream before 4.18.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker with edit privileges to execute arbitrary JavaScript on the server via a crafted database connection identifier or pack configuration value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from af879a92-7297-456a-bb0e-905ac6c64bdc

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.003640000 probability, percentile 0.291260000 (date 2026-07-31)

Problem Types: CWE-94 | CWE-94 CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0af879a92-7297-456a-bb0e-905ac6c64bdcSecondary8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1af879a92-7297-456a-bb0e-905ac6c64bdcSecondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Cribl Cribl Stream affected 4.18.2 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
docs.cribl.io/stream/release-notes/release-v4182 af879a92-7297-456a-bb0e-905ac6c64bdc docs.cribl.io
trust.cribl.io/notifications af879a92-7297-456a-bb0e-905ac6c64bdc trust.cribl.io
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Robert Lackey, Cribl Product Security (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade Cribl Stream to v4.18.2 or higher. Upgrading fully resolves this vulnerability and no additional mitigation is required.

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