CVE-2026-110673

Public on 2026-10-19
Modified on 2026-10-21
Description
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow stack exhaustion via nested tagged values under allow_tags in decode_tag.

With allow_tags, "(" starts a tagged value. Its tag and value are decoded recursively, and each can start another tagged value. Unlike arrays and objects, this nesting is not counted against max_depth.

A run of "(" bytes exhausts the C stack and triggers an uncatchable segmentation fault regardless of max_depth.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core perl Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 perl Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview perl Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H