CVE-2026-110672 (GCVE-0-2026-110672)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-19 18:11 – Updated: 2026-10-19 18:11
VLAI
Title
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl leak the decoded key of an object rejected for a duplicate key or a missing colon in decode_hv
Summary
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl leak the decoded key of an object rejected for a duplicate key or a missing colon in decode_hv. A quoted key of 24 or more bytes, or one containing a non-ASCII byte or an escape sequence, is decoded into a new scalar. Nothing frees that scalar when the object is rejected for a missing ':' after the key or, from 4.09, for a duplicate key. Duplicate keys are an error unless allow_dupkeys, dupkeys_as_arrayref or relaxed is set. A process that keeps running after a failed decode retains one key per rejected document, with its size chosen by the sender. Repeated requests exhaust process memory.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
CPANSec CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard C 63/100 over 292 records in the last 180 days details
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 0 , < 4.80 (custom)
Show details on NVD website

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