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{"bugzilla": {"description": "perl-mime-tools: perl-mime-tools: Security filter bypass via partially encoded multipart boundary", "id": "2563056", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2563056"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.3", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-115", "details": ["MIME::Head versions from 5.518 before 5.521 for Perl decode a partly encoded multipart boundary without flagging the parse as ambiguous.\nThe multipart_boundary() method decodes RFC 2047 encoded words anywhere in the boundary, but the ambiguity check only fires when the whole value is one encoded word. A boundary such as abc=?us-ascii?Q?def?= is used as abcdef, and ambiguous_content() returns false.\nEncoded words are not allowed in parameters, so other mail readers split the message on the literal value. A remote sender can hide an attachment from a filter that relies on ambiguous_content() while the recipient's mail client shows it.", "A flaw was found in perl-mime-tools. When parsing email headers, the library decodes partially encoded boundary values in multipart messages without flagging the content as ambiguous. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted email message to bypass email security filters that inspect attachments, while still allowing the recipient's mail client to display the content."], "name": "CVE-2026-116266", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "perl-MIME-tools", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}], "public_date": "2026-10-28T17:32:28Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116266\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116266\nhttps://metacpan.org/release/DSKOLL/MIME-tools-5.521/changes"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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