# CVE-2026-110672: Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl leak the decoded key of an object rejected for a duplicate key or a missing colon in decode\_hv

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.80
- Published: 2026-10-19 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Affected

- Cpanel-JSON-XS: fixed in 4.80

## Description

Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl leak the decoded key of an object rejected for a duplicate key or a missing colon in decode_hv. A quoted key of 24 or more bytes, or one containing a non-ASCII byte or an escape sequence, is decoded into a new scalar. Nothing frees that scalar when the object is rejected for a missing ':' after the key or, from 4.09, for a duplicate key. Duplicate keys are an error unless allow_dupkeys, dupkeys_as_arrayref or relaxed is set. A process that keeps running after a failed decode retains one key per rejected document, with its size chosen by the sender. Repeated requests exhaust process memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cpanel-JSON-XS, upgrade to a fixed version (4.80) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/532b53cf8d2ca5ab6bc24048325566d1f7132425.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.80/changes

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