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CVE-2026-4176

Perl versions from 5.9.4 before 5.40.4-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.2-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.9 contain a vulnerable version of Compress::Raw::Zlib. Compress::Raw::Zlib is included in the Perl package as a dual-life core module, and is vulnerable to CVE-2026-3381 due to a vendored version of zlib which has several vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-27171. The bundled Compress::Raw::Zlib was updated to version 2.221 in Perl blead commit c75ae9cc164205e1b6d6dbd57bd2c65c8593fe94.

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PublishedMar 29, 2026, 21:16

Published By9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

Base Score

Score9.8

Affected Versions

No affected versions found.

References

https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c75ae9cc164205e1b6d6dbd57bd2c65c8593fe94
https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/37638919/
https://metacpan.org/release/PMQS/Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.221/source/Changes
https://metacpan.org/release/SHAY/perl-5.40.4/changes
https://metacpan.org/release/SHAY/perl-5.42.2/changes
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3381
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/30/2

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

9.8

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base SeverityCritical

Version

3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

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