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CVE-2026-110675

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Description

Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.33 before 4.80 for Perl accept malformed UTF-8 in bare hash keys under allow_barekey in decode_hv. With utf8 and allow_barekey, which relaxed enables, a quoted key is validated as UTF-8 but a bare key's bytes are stored as a UTF-8 flagged string without any check. Malformed UTF-8, control bytes and backslashes reach the decoded hash, while malformed UTF-8 and control bytes in a quoted key or a value are rejected. Later operations on the key, including lc, uc or encoding the hash again, die with a malformed UTF-8 error.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Published
2026-10-19 19:17:21.210000
Last modified
2026-10-29 17:17:59.847000
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  "published": "2026-10-19T19:17:21.210",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T17:17:59.847",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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          "programFiles": [
            "XS.xs"
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          "programRoutines": [
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            }
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          "repo": "https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS",
          "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/Cpanel-JSON-XS",
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