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CVE-2026-7040
Published:April 27, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters. The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption. Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/robrwo/Text-Minify-XS.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.3.0 <v0.7.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.7.8
Related Resources (3)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/27/5
https://github.com/robrwo/Text-Minify-XS/security/advisories/GHSA-jqhf-vv4h-77h2
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Text-Minify-XS-v0.7.8/changes
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
CWE-176
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-122
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05