CVE-2026-7040

HIGH

7.5

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/27/2026

Last Modified5/1/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122CWE-176

References

https://github.com/robrwo/Text-Minify-XS/security/advisories/GHSA-jqhf-vv4h-77h2(9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e)

https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Text-Minify-XS-v0.7.8/changes(9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/27/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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