CVE-2026-57073
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead.
The parserc_parse function attempts to check for multicharacter strings such as "<![CDATA" or element terminators such as ">" without checking that the offsets are within the buffer.
Truncated strings such as "<a/" can trigger an out-of-bounds read.
Note that the latest version available on CPAN is version 0.02. Newer versions are available on the git repository.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead.
The parserc_parse function attempts to check for multicharacter strings such as "<![CDATA" or element terminators such as ">" without checking that the offsets are within the buffer.
Truncated strings such as "<a/" can trigger an out-of-bounds read.
Note that the latest version available on CPAN is version 0.02. Newer versions are available on the git repository.
- Record
CVE-2026-57073- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44965
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead.
The parserc_parse function attempts to check for multicharacter strings such as "<![CDATA" or element terminators such as ">" without checking that the offsets are within the buffer.
Truncated strings such as "<a/" can trigger an out-of-bounds read.
Note that the latest version available on CPAN is version 0.02. Newer versions are available on the git repository.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44965- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-682p-jxjc-9j4v
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead. The...
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead.
The parserc_parse function attempts to check for multicharacter strings such as "<![CDATA" or element terminators such as ">" without checking that the offsets are within the buffer.
Truncated strings such as "<a/" can trigger an out-of-bounds read.
Note that the latest version available on CPAN is version 0.02. Newer versions are available on the git repository.
- Record
GHSA-682p-jxjc-9j4v- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HTML::Bare versions through 0.04 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead.
The parserc_parse function attempts to check for multicharacter strings such as "<![CDATA" or element terminators such as ">" without checking that the offsets are within the buffer.
Truncated strings such as "<a/" can trigger an out-of-bounds read.
Note that the latest version available on CPAN is version 0.02. Newer versions are available on the git repository.
- Record
CVE-2026-57073- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-57073 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Codechild Html::bare, published July 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/nanoscopic/perl-HTML-Bare/pull/2
security.metacpan.org/patches/H/HTML-Bare/0.02/CVE-2026-57073-r1.patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/16/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57073