Upstream information
Description
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.33 before 4.80 for Perl accept malformed UTF-8 in bare hash keys under allow_barekey in decode_hv.With utf8 and allow_barekey, which relaxed enables, a quoted key is validated as UTF-8 but a bare key's bytes are stored as a UTF-8 flagged string without any check. Malformed UTF-8, control bytes and backslashes reach the decoded hash, while malformed UTF-8 and control bytes in a quoted key or a value are rejected.
Later operations on the key, including lc, uc or encoding the hash again, die with a malformed UTF-8 error.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (CISA-ADP) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.1 | 6.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | None |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | Low |
| Availability Impact | High | Low |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.9 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | None |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | Low |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | Low |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2026:4926-1, published Thu Oct 29 13:04:51 CET 2026
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-4926 (aarch64,ppc64le,s390x,x86_64) |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-695 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-12217 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Oct 20 14:50:46 2026CVE page last modified: Wed Nov 4 17:53:42 2026