CVE-2026-7040
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters.
The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption.
Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters.
The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption.
Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
- Record
CVE-2026-7040- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-176, CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-25833
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters.
The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption.
Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
- Record
EUVD-2026-25833- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters.
The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption.
Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
- Record
CVE-2026-7040- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-176
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters.
The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption.
Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
- Record
CVE-2026-7040- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-176
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-7040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rrwo Text::minify::xs, published April 27, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/robrwo/Text-Minify-XS/security/advisories/GHSA-jqhf-vv4h-77h2
metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Text-Minify-XS-v0.7.8/changes
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/27/5
cpan.org/modules
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7040