# CVE-2026-3031: Image::EPEG versions through 0.15 for Perl embeds an unsupported version of the Epeg library

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-16 · Updated: 2026-07-17

## Affected

- Image-EPEG: through 0.15

## Description

Image::EPEG versions through 0.15 for Perl embeds an unsupported version of the Epeg library. Image::EPEG includes Epeg 0.9.0 that was last updated in 2004. Epeg is a fast JPEG thumbnail library that was once part of the Englightenment Project.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Image-EPEG, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://backpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/T/TO/TOKUHIROM/Image-Epeg-0.15.readme
- https://backpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/T/TO/TOKUHIROM/Image-Epeg-0.15.tar.gz
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/enlightenment/files/OldFiles/epeg-0.9.0.tar.gz/download

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