CVE-2026-110676Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow memory exhaustion by encoding exponent notation as full decimal digits under allow_bignum
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Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow memory exhaustion by encoding exponent notation as full decimal digits under allow_bignum. With allow_bignum, a JSON number with a fraction or exponent decodes to a Math::BigFloat, which stores the exponent separately and so decodes cheaply. Encoding it untyped or as JSON_TYPE_FLOAT writes the plain decimal form with one digit per unit of exponent. Nothing bounds the exponent, so the 12-byte text [1e30000000] encodes to 30 MB. Untrusted JSON decoded with allow_bignum and encoded again can exhaust memory and CPU.
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- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-405
- Known exploited
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- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- Assigned by
- CPANSec
- NVD analysis
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- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 19, 2026
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References
- https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/996ab96972b967a917536d291947b5f3cf42e960.patchpatch
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.80/changesrelease-notes
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