CVE-2022-23459Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary code execution via shallow Value assignment

Published Aug 19, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Memory corruption in hjiang JSON++ 1.0.1 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through unsafe Value assignment. The Value class uses its default assignment operator for owning pointer members, causing two values to alias storage without duplicating or transferring ownership and leaving a dangling pointer when either value is destroyed. Exploitation requires a host program to assign attacker-influenced parsed values through this path; the corruption can crash the process or permit code execution in that program's context.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.95%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in hjiang JSON++ 1.0.1 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through unsafe Value assignment. The Value class uses its default assignment operator for owning pointer members, causing two values to alias storage without duplicating or transferring ownership and leaving a dangling pointer when either value is destroyed. Exploitation requires a host program to assign attacker-influenced parsed values through this path; the corruption can crash the process or permit code execution in that program's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23459
Published
Aug 19, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
hjiang
Product
JSON++
Classifications
CWE-415, CWE-416
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=1.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

hjiang · JSON++version=unspecified <=1.0.1

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-415Double Free
CWE-416Use After Free

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