# CVE-2026-41565: CryptX versions before 0.088\_001 for Perl have a stack buffer overflow in four AEAD decrypt\_verify helpers

- 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=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.088_001
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-05-29

## Affected

- CryptX: fixed in 0.088\_001

## Description

CryptX versions before 0.088_001 for Perl have a stack buffer overflow in four AEAD decrypt_verify helpers. The gcm_decrypt_verify, ccm_decrypt_verify, chacha20poly1305_decrypt_verify and eax_decrypt_verify XS routines copied the caller-supplied authentication tag into a fixed 144-byte stack buffer (MAXBLOCKSIZE) without checking the supplied length. A longer tag overwrites the stack past the buffer. Version 0.088 added the clamp to gcm_decrypt_verify, and 0.088_001 added it to the other three. Any caller of an affected helper that forwards an attacker-controlled tag longer than the buffer can trigger the overflow.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CryptX, upgrade to a fixed version (0.088_001) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX/commit/57e69e541b0718ca8724c2f61514322a2d859bc1.patch
- https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX/commit/7e56347d420aaf43b2ee1586f4a230492ccf1642.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/MIK/CryptX-0.088_001

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