High 7.5Published Apr 27, 2026

CVE-2026-7040Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:50 UTC)

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Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 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 minify.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122, CWE-176
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

rrwo text::minify::xs rrwo:text::minify::xs	from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8	NVD

References

https://github.com/robrwo/Text-Minify-XS/security/advisories/GHSA-jqhf-vv4h-77h2third-party-advisory
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Text-Minify-XS-v0.7.8/changesproduct, release-notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/27/5mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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