CVE-2026-9516

Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.41 for Perl allow denial of service via UTF-8 BOM prefixed input when a decode filter callback throws. To skip a leading 3-byte UTF-8 BOM, decode_json() advances the input scalar's string pointer past the mark with SvPV_set() and restores it only on the normal return path. When decoding aborts through a Perl exception, for example a filter_json_object callback that croaks, the restore is skipped and the scalar is left with its string pointer offset into its own buffer and a shortened length. When that scalar is later freed, the allocator receives an invalid pointer and the interpreter aborts. A single BOM prefixed document decoded with a throwing filter callback crashes any caller.

• CWE-755
• CWE-763

• https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/dfe1b41a36caba51dc12a2917fe50285d1ffaa7b.patchPatch
• https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.41/changesRelease Notes
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jun 3, 2026

Last Modified

Jul 22, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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