CVE-2026-110672

High

Description

Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl leak the decoded key of an object rejected for a duplicate key or a missing colon in decode_hv. A quoted key of 24 or more bytes, or one containing a non-ASCII byte or an escape sequence, is decoded into a new scalar. Nothing frees that scalar when the object is rejected for a missing ':' after the key or, from 4.09, for a duplicate key. Duplicate keys are an error unless allow_dupkeys, dupkeys_as_arrayref or relaxed is set. A process that keeps running after a failed decode retains one key per rejected document, with its size chosen by the sender. Repeated requests exhaust process memory.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductCpanel-json-xs
PublishedOct 19, 2026
First seenOct 19, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Cpanel-JSON-XSv < 4.804.80

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