# CVE-2026-32285: Denial of service in github.com/buger/jsonparser

- Also known as: GHSA-6G7G-W4F8-9C9X, GO-2026-4514
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.2
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-09-09

## Affected

- github.com/buger/jsonparser: fixed in 1.1.2
- github.com/buger/jsonparser (Go): fixed in 1.1.2

## Description

The Delete function fails to properly validate offsets when processing malformed JSON input. This can lead to a negative slice index and a runtime panic, allowing a denial of service attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on github.com/buger/jsonparser, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/buger/jsonparser/issues/275
- https://github.com/golang/vulndb/issues/4514
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4514

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