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{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[5.9.4,5.40.4-RC1)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[5.41.0,5.42.2-RC1)"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[5.43.0,5.43.9)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 100.0, "confidence_source": "cna", "scores": [{"score": 100.0, "source": "cna"}]}, "original": {"product": "perl", "source": "cna", "vendor": "SHAY"}, "product": "perl", "vendor": "shay"}], "analysis": {"en": {"generated_at": "2026-03-29T22:20:38.744753+00:00", "value": {"mitigation_remediation": ["Update Perl to a stable release 5.40.4, 5.42.2 or later that includes Compress::Raw::Zlib 2.222.", "If a quick upgrade is not possible, install Compress::Raw::Zlib 2.220 or newer into the Perl @INC path so it overrides the bundled module.", "Ensure any system zlib used by your Perl build is at least version 1.3.2 or contains the relevant backported patches.", "Consider rebuilding Perl from source against the system zlib to eliminate the vulnerable bundled copy."], "summary": {"action": "Immediate Patch", "impact": "Remote code execution through a vulnerable compression library in Perl"}, "threat_synthesis": {"affected_systems": "The affected products are Perl distributions from the SHAY vendor. Versions before 5.40.4\u2011RC1, before 5.42.2\u2011RC1, and before 5.43.9 are vulnerable because they include a vulnerable Compress::Raw::Zlib bundle. Some operating\u2011system packages that build Perl against the system zlib are not affected if the system library has been upgraded to 1.3.2 or later, or if their zlib patches address the known issues.", "description_and_impact": "Perl embeds the Compress::Raw::Zlib module, which in many releases uses a vendored copy of zlib that contains known security bugs. The vulnerability allows an attacker to supply specially crafted compressed data that triggers one or more of the zlib flaws, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service when the data is processed by Perl scripting or applications that depend on this module. Because the module is part of the Perl core, the impact spans any context in which Perl is executed, from standalone scripts to web servers or system utilities. The vulnerability is therefore significant in terms of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.", "risk_and_exploitability": "The CVSS score is not supplied, but the vulnerability is monetarily high due to its remote nature and the ability to execute arbitrary code. The EPSS score is unavailable, and the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers can exploit the issue by delivering malicious compressed payloads to any Perl process that loads the core module; if the process runs with elevated privileges, the damage could extend system\u2011wide. The lack of an official patch until newer releases means that organizations using the specified Perl versions should treat this as a high\u2011risk exposure and remediate promptly."}}}}, "created": "2026-03-30T06:58:00.716032+00:00", "updated": "2026-03-30T07:03:52.106014+00:00", "vendors": ["shay", "shay$PRODUCT$perl"]}