CVE-2026-13401 (GCVE-0-2026-13401)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-16 16:14 – Updated: 2026-07-17 12:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes
Summary
XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes.
The parserc_parse function never advances the attribute-parse state cursor on certain malformed attribute forms, looping forever.
Nameless attributes such as "<a ='c'>" or unbalanced quotes "<a b='''''''c'>" can trigger this condition.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
3 references
Impacted products
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