CVE-2026-13401: XML::Bare 0 through 0.53

CVE-2026-13401. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.5 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00373 (percentile 0.3014), scored 24-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

XML::Bare · 0 through 0.53
CODECHILD

Description’s affected range: versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes

Component: Not specified by the source
Function: parserc_parse, never
File: parser.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 25-Oct-2026 01:30 UTC

CWE: CWE-835
CCR priority: 30.1 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00373 · percentile 0.3014 · 2026-10-24
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-25 01:28:19.133527+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-13401.html