# Tenzir Node v5.27.3

This release fixes a crash that could occur when reading JSON data. It also improves CEF parsing to handle non-conforming unescaped equals characters.

## 🐞 Bug Fixes

### JSON reading crash fix

Mar 2, 2026 · [@IyeOnline](https://github.com/IyeOnline) · [#5855](https://github.com/tenzir/tenzir/pull/5855)

We fixed a bug that could cause a crash when reading JSON data.

### Fix CEF parsing for unescaped equals

Mar 2, 2026 · [@jachris](https://github.com/jachris) · [#5841](https://github.com/tenzir/tenzir/pull/5841)

The CEF parser now handles unescaped `=` characters (which are not conforming to the specification) by using a heuristic.

[ Download on GitHub ](https://github.com/tenzir/tenzir/releases/tag/v5.27.3)

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