# CVE-2026-87768: DateTime::Lite versions before 0.8.1 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via a per-day loop when adding seconds

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113902, GHSA-4RJQ-XVJH-92J2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.1
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The DateTime::Lite Perl module (a lightweight date and time library) is affected, in both its XS and pure-Perl implementations. When an attacker can control the number of seconds added to a date object, the library loops once per day, so a very large value can tie up the CPU for as long as the attacker wants.

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

## Affected

- DateTime-Lite: fixed in 0.8.1

## Description

DateTime::Lite versions before 0.8.1 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via a per-day loop when adding seconds. _normalize_leap_seconds crosses day boundaries one day at a time, so add(seconds => $n) on an object with a non-floating time zone takes about |$n|/86400 iterations, and nothing limits $n. The XS implementation and the pure-Perl fallback both have the loop. An attacker who controls the number of seconds added can keep the process busy for as long as they choose.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DateTime-Lite, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/DateTime-Lite-v0.8.1/changes

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