Compress::Raw::Zlib versions through 2.219 for Perl use potentially insecure versions of…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-1395Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Compress::Raw::Zlib versions through 2.219 for Perl use potentially insecure versions of zlib. Compress::Raw::Zlib includes a copy of the zlib library. Compress::Raw::Zlib version 2.220 includes zlib 1.3.2, which addresses findings fron the 7ASecurity audit of zlib. The includes fixs for CVE-2026-27171.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00622 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3381
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvq4-fjjq-g6w7
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2026-3381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvq4-fjjq-g6w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-3381 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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