CVE-2026-9516

CVE-2026-9516 affects Cpanel::JSON::XS for Perl prior to 4.41. A UTF-8 BOM prefixed input with a throwing decode filter callback can cause the decoder to skip restoration of the input pointer, leaving the scalar with an offset pointer. When the scalar is freed, the allocator may receive an invali...

PT-2026-45892

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cpanel::JSON::XS versions prior to 4.41 Description An issue exists where providing input prefixed with a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark BOM can lead to a denial of service. When the decode json function processes a 3-byte UTF-8 BOM, it advances the...

The return of the BOM

There's nothing new in Brazilian cybercriminals trying out new ways to stay under the radar. It's just that this time around the bad guys have started using a method that was reported in the wild years ago. Russian gangs used this technique to distribute malware capable of modifying the hosts fil...