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high 7.5

CVE-2026-110678 json

Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow memory exhaustion by buffering incremental input past max_size in incr_parse

published 21d ago modified 11d ago also EUVD-2026-104559

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow memory exhaustion by buffering incremental input past max_size in incr_parse.

The parser appends each chunk to its buffer. In scalar or list context, it compares max_size with how far it has progressed, not with the buffer length. A chunk that starts with a NUL byte stops the parser before it progresses, and a call in void context skips the check, so the buffer grows without limit.

A peer streaming data to an incr_parse consumer can exhaust process memory regardless of max_size.

Patch / fix

  • cpan Cpanel-JSON-XS 4.80
  • libcpanel-json-xs-perl Debian 14 4.80-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110678

  • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 4.800.0-150700.3.9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4926-1

  • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS openSUSE Leap 16.0 4.800.0-bp160.1.1
  • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.800.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:22187-1openSUSE-SU-2026:12217-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-110678 updated cvss 7.5

perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS: Memory exhaustion in incr_parse bypasses max_size

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
11d ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • cpan Cpanel-JSON-XS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

Sources

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