CVE-2026-7040

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/robrwo/Text-Minify-XS/security/advisories/GHSA-jqhf-vv4h-77h2	Third Party Advisory
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Text-Minify-XS-v0.7.8/changes	Product Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/27/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rrwo:text\:\:minify\:\:xs:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-27 13:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 11:01

NVD link : CVE-2026-7040

Mitre link : CVE-2026-7040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7040

JSON object : View

Products Affected

rrwo

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CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-176

Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

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