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    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-110688",
        "assignerOrgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "CPANSec",
        "dateReserved": "2026-10-14T13:27:36.845Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-19T18:12:25.276Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T18:12:25.276Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "affected": [
                {
                    "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "modules": [
                        "Cpanel::JSON::XS"
                    ],
                    "packageName": "Cpanel-JSON-XS",
                    "packageURL": "pkg:cpan/Cpanel-JSON-XS",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "XS.xs"
                    ],
                    "programRoutines": [
                        {
                            "name": "Cpanel::JSON::XS::incr_parse"
                        }
                    ],
                    "repo": "https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "lessThan": "4.80",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "4.51",
                            "versionType": "custom"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.51 before 4.80 for Perl allow quadratic CPU use by revalidating the remaining buffer per value in incr_parse.\n\nAt the first non-ASCII byte in a string, the decoder validates UTF-8 from there to the end of its input. incr_parse decodes each buffered value with a fresh decoder, so every value revalidates the rest of the buffer, and doubling the input quadruples the work.\n\nA peer that sends about a megabyte of ordinary non-ASCII JSON in one read ties up the process for seconds of CPU time."
                }
            ],
            "problemTypes": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-407",
                            "description": "CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
                "shortName": "CPANSec",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T18:12:25.276Z"
            },
            "references": [
                {
                    "tags": [
                        "patch"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/384309f6a297384e69c851b5d64e1c421d9b2dcc.patch"
                },
                {
                    "tags": [
                        "release-notes"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.80/changes"
                }
            ],
            "solutions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Upgrade to Cpanel-JSON-XS 4.80 or later."
                }
            ],
            "source": {
                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
            },
            "timeline": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "time": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
                    "value": "Version 4.80 released with fix."
                }
            ],
            "title": "Cpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.51 before 4.80 for Perl allow quadratic CPU use by revalidating the remaining buffer per value in incr_parse",
            "x_generator": {
                "engine": "cpansec-cna-tool 0.1"
            }
        }
    }
}