# CVE-2026-13593: CSS::Minifier::XS versions before 0.14 for Perl have a memory leak when the entire document is minified away

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.14
- Published: 2026-06-29 · Updated: 2026-06-29

## Affected

- CSS-Minifier-XS: fixed in 0.14

## Description

CSS::Minifier::XS versions before 0.14 for Perl have a memory leak when the entire document is minified away. The minify function has a memory leak when processing a document containing only characters to be removed, such as comments and whitespace.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CSS-Minifier-XS, upgrade to a fixed version (0.14) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/GTERMARS/CSS-Minifier-XS-0.14/changes

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