Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 3.0202 before 4.80 for Perl leak memory and retain overloaded objects when encoding values as strings in encode_stringify

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API

Summary

CVECVE-2026-110684
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCPANSec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-19 19:17:21 UTC
Updated2026-10-29 17:18:00 UTC
DescriptionCpanel::JSON::XS versions from 3.0202 before 4.80 for Perl leak memory and retain overloaded objects when encoding values as strings in encode_stringify. encode_stringify writes a value in its string form under allow_stringify, under convert_blessed for objects without TO_JSON, and under allow_bignum. For an array or hash object with a "" overload, and from 4.20 a scalar object, it takes an extra reference that is never released, so the object and everything it references are never freed. From 4.10 it also never frees its copy of the string. Repeatedly encoding data that contains such values grows process memory without bound.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.001710000 probability, percentile 0.064950000 (date 2026-10-29)

Problem Types: CWE-401 | CWE-401 CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.80/changes 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e metacpan.org
github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/5b15916b5e7841e447664ace51fb50c1... 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-10-14T00:00:00.000ZVersion 4.80 released with fix.

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to Cpanel-JSON-XS 4.80 or later.

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