# CVE-2026-14803: Mojo::JSON versions before 9.47 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded recursion in the pure-Perl decoder

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 9.47
- Published: 2026-07-06 · Updated: 2026-07-06

## Affected

- Mojolicious: fixed in 9.47

## Description

Mojo::JSON versions before 9.47 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded recursion in the pure-Perl decoder. The pure-Perl decode path (`_decode_value` dispatching to `_decode_array` and `_decode_object`) recurses with no depth limit, so a small deeply nested JSON document can consume excessive memory. This path is the default when Cpanel::JSON::XS is not installed or `MOJO_NO_JSON_XS=1` is set; the Cpanel::JSON::XS fast path is not affected. Any caller that decodes an untrusted JSON body, for example `Mojo::Message::json` reached through `$c->req->json`, can exhaust process memory and cause denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mojolicious, upgrade to a fixed version (9.47) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/mojolicious/mojo/commit/cc38b0554275c4d84f6b8b49bcbbc1bec2068fe1.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/SRI/Mojolicious-9.47/changes

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