TI-2026-06164 Aliases CVE-2026-7040

Heap-based buffer overflow in RRWO Text::Minify::XS

LOW 39CWE-122Published 2026-04-27 · Updated 2026-05-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters. The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption. Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00436 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Text::Minify::XS (RRWO): 0.7.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
RRWO	Text::Minify::XS	0.3.0 to before 0.7.8	0.7.8	Patch available	CNA

Text::Minify::XS VendorRRWO Affected 0.3.0 to before 0.7.8 Fixed in 0.7.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rrwo:text\:\:minify\:\:xs::::::perl::*	minify\	Vulnerable	RRWO

cpe:2.3:a:rrwo:text\:\:minify\:\:xs:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions minify\ Vulnerable ·RRWO

Remediation

Fix · CNA Text::Minify::XS (RRWO) Fixed in 0.7.8

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7040
2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Text-Minify-XS-v0.7.8/changes

Sources

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