CVE-2026-9334
HIGH EPSS 17.6%
Published Jun 3, 20264w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.3 CVSS 3.1
Published Jun 3, 2026 4w ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.41 for Perl allow type confusion via duplicate object keys when dupkeys_as_arrayref is enabled. decode_hv() collapses duplicate object keys into an array reference under dupkeys_as_arrayref. The branch reached for a duplicate key tests `SvTYPE (old_value) != SVt_RV && SvTYPE (SvRV (old_value)) != SVt_PVAV`, which evaluates SvRV(old_value) before establishing that old_value is a reference. When the existing value is a plain scalar rather than an array reference, a non-reference scalar is dereferenced as a reference. A caller decoding untrusted JSON with dupkeys_as_arrayref enabled is crashed, and the incompatible access follows a pointer taken from attacker controlled scalar contents.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
17.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-843
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| rurban | cpanel\ | \ | <4.41 |
References 3
- openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/4
- github.com https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/11a7c550a0d8fac2f84414f24d5df9b2bfe346e2.patch
- metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.41/changes
Remediation
- openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/4
- github.com https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/11a7c550a0d8fac2f84414f24d5df9b2bfe346e2.patch