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CVE-2026-7040

Text::Minify::XS versions from v0.3.0 before v0.7.8 for Perl have heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters

Published: Apr 27, 2026Updated: Apr 27, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSS
HIGH

Text::Minify::XS versions from v0.3.0 before v0.7.8 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 minnify.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-122CWE-176

Affected Products

Text::Minify::XS
RRWO

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/robrwo/Text-Minify-XS/security/advisories/GHSA-jqhf-vv4h-77h2
github.com
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Text-Minify-XS-v0.7.8/changes
metacpan.org

Timeline

Published
Apr 27, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 27, 2026

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