# CVE-2026-116265: MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl do not flag an ambiguous multipart boundary written as RFC 2231 continuations

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112297, GHSA-7M3R-RG8X-JRMH
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.521
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

MIME::Field::ParamVal for Perl, in versions before 5.521, is affected, and it is used by the MIME::Parser module. The flaw lets a remote sender craft a multipart email boundary that the software does not flag as ambiguous, so a mail filter may miss a hidden attachment that the recipient's mail client still displays.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- MIME-tools: fixed in 5.521

## Description

MIME::Field::ParamVal versions before 5.521 for Perl do not flag an ambiguous multipart boundary written as RFC 2231 continuations. The boundary ambiguity checks look only at a plain boundary= parameter, and a boundary split into RFC 2231 sections (boundary*0=, boundary*1= and so on) is joined after they have run. A repeated section number is concatenated rather than reported as a duplicate. From version 5.518, an encoded word or trailing whitespace in such a boundary also goes unflagged, although multipart_boundary() decodes or strips it. A remote sender can make MIME::Parser split a message on a different boundary than other mail readers, hiding an attachment from a filter that relies on ambiguous_content() while the recipient's mail client shows it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MIME-tools, upgrade to a fixed version (5.521) per the references below.
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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/DSKOLL/MIME-tools-5.521/changes

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