CVE-2026-8177

Published May 10, 2026

Last updated a month ago

CVSS high 7.5
Libcurl

Overview

Description
XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences. A node name ending in the middle of a multi byte UTF-8 sequence causes the parser to read past the end of the input string into adjacent heap memory. Any Perl process that passes attacker controlled strings to XML::LibXML's DOM node-name methods can reach this path on the default API. The likely consequence is a crash, causing denial of service.
Source
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
NVD status
Deferred

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
CWE-125
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
CWE-125

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.