CVE-2026-110687
N/ACpanel::JSON::XS versions from 4.43 before 4.80 for Perl misorder byte-string keys during canonical encoding in utf16_cmp. canonical sorts keys by UTF-16 code units. When any key in a hash is UTF-8 flagged, every key is decoded as UTF-8 for the comparison, including byte-string keys that the encoder writes out as Latin-1 characters. A byte-string key whose bytes are valid UTF-8 is sorted out of order, and two keys that encode differently can compare equal and are left in hash order. The same data can encode to different canonical documents across processes.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 6th percentile
Impact if exploited
—CVSS · not scored
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Proof of concept
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Affected
CPE data not yet published (analysis pending).
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-176: Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
CVSS vector
Not yet scored.
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Vendor product assessments
All currently supported Red Hat products · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat · CVE-2026-110687 · Updated 2026-10-20T18:16:07+00:00
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/bb9da30b67f637f4d57922f0e043376363f28f0c.patch CVE record · CPANSec · Updated 2026-10-19T18:12:22.028Z
NVD · CVE-2026-110687 · Updated 2026-10-19T20:50:17.967 - https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.80/changes CVE record · CPANSec · Updated 2026-10-19T18:12:22.028Z
NVD · CVE-2026-110687 · Updated 2026-10-19T20:50:17.967
Advisories
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-110687.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-110687 · Updated 2026-10-20T18:16:07+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-104566 EUVD · EUVD-2026-104566
Technical & other
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-110687 Red Hat · CVE-2026-110687 · Updated 2026-10-20T18:16:07+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110687 Red Hat · CVE-2026-110687 · Updated 2026-10-20T18:16:07+00:00