Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.51 before 4.80 for Perl allow quadratic CPU use by revalidating the remaining buffer per value in incr_parse

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-110688
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCPANSec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-19 19:17:22 UTC
Updated2026-10-19 20:50:17 UTC
DescriptionCpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.51 before 4.80 for Perl allow quadratic CPU use by revalidating the remaining buffer per value in incr_parse. At the first non-ASCII byte in a string, the decoder validates UTF-8 from there to the end of its input. incr_parse decodes each buffered value with a fresh decoder, so every value revalidates the rest of the buffer, and doubling the input quadruples the work. A peer that sends about a megabyte of ordinary non-ASCII JSON in one read ties up the process for seconds of CPU time.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-407 | CWE-407 CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

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/384309f6a297384e69c851b5d64e1c42... 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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