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.
Published: 2026-10-19
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Vendor Solution

Upgrade to Cpanel-JSON-XS 4.80 or later.

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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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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.
Title Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow stack exhaustion via nested tagged values under allow_tags in decode_tag
Weaknesses CWE-674
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T16:34:55.069Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T13:22:59.046Z

Link: CVE-2026-110673

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-19T19:17:20.877

Modified: 2026-10-29T17:17:59.553

Link: CVE-2026-110673

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Updated: 2026-10-29T22:30:13Z

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