UltraJSON is a fast JSON encoder and decoder written in pure C with bindings for Python 3.7+. Prior to 5.13.0, ujson.dumps() (or ujson.dump() or ujson.encode()) have a reject_bytes=False option. When set, they may accept malformed or truncated UTF-8 byte sequences, silently rewriting them into different Unicode characters instead of rejecting them. This leads to input validation bypass and data integrity issues. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.13.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3j69-69wj-xqx2 UltraJSON: Malformed/Truncated UTF-8 Accepted and Silently Rewritten in ujson.dumps()
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https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson/commit/169eaf36b1116fece5034ee79a7a0ef3f6deedcf cve-icon
https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson/releases/tag/5.13.0 cve-icon
https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson/security/advisories/GHSA-3j69-69wj-xqx2 cve-icon
History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description UltraJSON is a fast JSON encoder and decoder written in pure C with bindings for Python 3.7+. Prior to 5.13.0, ujson.dumps() (or ujson.dump() or ujson.encode()) have a reject_bytes=False option. When set, they may accept malformed or truncated UTF-8 byte sequences, silently rewriting them into different Unicode characters instead of rejecting them. This leads to input validation bypass and data integrity issues. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.13.0.
Title UltraJSON: Malformed/Truncated UTF-8 Accepted and Silently Rewritten in ujson.dumps()
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-22T20:53:07.019Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T13:49:33.556Z

Link: CVE-2026-54911

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Updated: 2026-06-23T01:15:16Z

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